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7/31/2015 1:27:31 PM The number of Japanese restaurants is rising rapidly in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to around 350, said Hirotaka Yasuzumi, managing director of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in HCM City. Japanese steel corporation to invest US$220 mln in Vietnam Japanese group invests in real estate in HCM City Japan courts dietary supplement market At a trade exchange in HCM City on July 30 with the participation of nearly 80 businesses, including 25 Japanese, Yasuzumi said Vietnam has become a promising market for Japanese food products. According to 2014 statistics, Vietnam ranked 7 th among countries that imported Japan agricultural and food products.
JETRO held such an exchange to connect Japanese and Vietnamese businesses in the field of food and foodstuff. The two countries’ businesses signed 15 contracts in last year’s event. This year, JETRO expected to witness the successful signing of around 30-40 contracts to facilitate Japanese goods to Vietnam as well as to create an opportunity for Vietnamese agricultural products to penetrate Japan. | ||
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