Hanoi fair promotes links in manufacturing industry with Japan
A fair of manufacturing technologies kicked off in Hanoi on February 23, opening an opportunity for Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises working in the mechanical engineering industry to expand cooperation.
Hanoi (VNA) – A fair of manufacturingtechnologies kicked off in Hanoi on February 23, opening an opportunity forVietnamese and Japanese enterprises working in the mechanical engineering industryto expand cooperation.
As the first event of this kind in Vietnam, the fair attracted the participationof 138 enterprises, including Japan’s leading groups such Toyota, Canon, Honda,Yamaha, Tamron, and NEC. Hanoi sent 28 firms to the event.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Doan Toan said Hanoiis home to 470 enterprises operating in the support industry, including over250 mechanical firms, 132 electronic companies and 85 textile firms.
The city always attaches importance to developing cooperation with Japan in allfields, especially in the mechanical engineering industry, he said.
The two-day fair aims to help Vietnamese enterprises access high technologies,thus deeply joining global production networks, he noted.
It lays a vital foundation for the two countries’ businesses to foster tradelinks in the future, he stressed.-VNA
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