Japanese businesses eye VN agriculture
An increasing number of Japanese firms are interested in investing in Việt Nam, particularly in the agriculture sector, Tanoi Masahiko of Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said at a meeting on September 27. He said the increased number of businesses participating in the third Việt Nam-Japan Agricultural Co-operation Dialogue held in Hà Nội proved their interest. The first such dialogue in 2014 drew only 11 Japanese companies. At the second one last year 20 came. There are 50 businesses this year. “Japanese business want Việt Nam to keep improving its business climate, offering favourable conditions to investors and addressing problems relating to intellectual property rights, transparency and taxes,” he said.
