The People’s Committee of Binh Dinh province on December 18 inked a cooperation deal with the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association of Sakai city as part of the south-central province’s efforts to attract more investment and development resources from the Northeast Asian country.

Dong A University in the central city of Da Nang and Osaka prefecture of Japan signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement on an internship and employment programme for nursing students in Japan through video conference on August 23.

Director of the Mayoral Office of Izumiotsu city of Japan’s Osaka prefecture Nakayama Hideto paid a working trip to the northern province of Ha Nam on December 19 to learn about its investment environment.

The youth of Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Osaka prefecture should promote friendship cooperation in cultural exchanges and science-technology, thus further strengthening relations between the two localities, said HCM City official.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said his city wants to enhance cooperation with Japan’s Osaka prefecture, especially in economy, trade and investment, while receiving Chairman of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hiroshi Ozaki on November 22.

Japan’s Osaka Prefecture is paying heed to advancing its engagement with Vietnam in trade, science and technology, and environmental treatment solutions.