Forval Japan Offerred Consultancy to Baria Vungtau
30/11/2011 10:35 pm
News/Vũng Tàu - In the afternoon of November 30, 2011, at the office of Department of Trade and Industry, leaders of Ba Ria – Vung Tau People’s Committee had a meeting with Forval Investment Consultancy Company (Japan) led by Mr. Ookubo Hideo, Chairman of the Management Board of the Company; Chairman of Board specializing in supporting internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SME), Industrial Chamber of Japan.
Participating in the meeting for, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, there were the presence of Mr. Ho Van Nien, vice chairman of the provincial People's Committee, madam Tran Thi Huong, director of Department of Trade and Industries, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hung, director of Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Tran Minh Thong, deputy director of Department of Planning and Investment, madam Vu Bich Hao, senior expert of the People's Committee Office and leaders of provincial business groups such as UDEC, Dai Duong Co Ltd.
In the meeting, Mr. Ookubo Hideo said, difficulties such as earthquake, long time reduction in consumption, low export due to value increase of yen, brand competitiveness, population change and shortage of labor… are main reasons for abroad investment of Japanese enterprises. Therefore, Forval investment consultants came to Ba Ria Vung Tau with an expectation to offer advice the province about the approach to build industrial zone specialized for Japanese enterprises in order to call for Japanese enterprises to invest in Ba Ria – Vung Tau. In which, the province need to satisfy basic requirements such as: management team and workers are fluent in Japanese, industrial zone should provide leasing services such as workshop, meeting hall, sport center; customs works should meet requirements of enterprises.
Mr. Ho Van Nien highly appreciated the presentations and proposals by Forval president and expressed his interests in having Forval PR programs, vocational schools assistance, investment attractions. Mr. Ho Van Nien said that Ba Ria – Vung Tau is focusing on shifting investment attraction from Japan, and the Province is developing laborers with good Japanese language skill. He also hoped that Japanese investors will offer consultancy to the Province on how to develop investment model that is suitable with potential as well as development orientation of the Province.
With a large network of Japanese business community of more than 1.5 million SME enterprises, Forval expressed his interest to have introductions, PR about Baria Vungtau to Japanese media, organizing investment seminars to draw attentions of Japanese investors to Baria Vungtau. The president of Forval affirmed that the company could give full supports for Baria Vungtau to strongly attract SME makers from Japan, and continuously execute PR programs for Baria Vungtau in Japan.
In the morning, representatives of Forval paid visits to investigate major industrial zones of Baria Vungtau
Mr. Okubo Hideo, president of Forval is also known as an executive member of Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industries and an executive members of several business networks in Japan.
A cooperation with Forval may help Baria Vungtau to create a right channel to attract investments. It may also help Baria Vungtau be wider recognized in business communities in Japan.
Prior to Baria Vungtau, Forval president has paid a visit to Hai Phong city to study investment environment there.
Forval is known as a consultant of telecommunication, computer setting up and trade, office automation equipment, human resouce consultancy and investment consultancy.
Here are some photos of the working session:
Participating in the meeting for, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, there were the presence of Mr. Ho Van Nien, vice chairman of the provincial People's Committee, madam Tran Thi Huong, director of Department of Trade and Industries, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hung, director of Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Tran Minh Thong, deputy director of Department of Planning and Investment, madam Vu Bich Hao, senior expert of the People's Committee Office and leaders of provincial business groups such as UDEC, Dai Duong Co Ltd.
In the meeting, Mr. Ookubo Hideo said, difficulties such as earthquake, long time reduction in consumption, low export due to value increase of yen, brand competitiveness, population change and shortage of labor… are main reasons for abroad investment of Japanese enterprises. Therefore, Forval investment consultants came to Ba Ria Vung Tau with an expectation to offer advice the province about the approach to build industrial zone specialized for Japanese enterprises in order to call for Japanese enterprises to invest in Ba Ria – Vung Tau. In which, the province need to satisfy basic requirements such as: management team and workers are fluent in Japanese, industrial zone should provide leasing services such as workshop, meeting hall, sport center; customs works should meet requirements of enterprises.
Mr. Ho Van Nien highly appreciated the presentations and proposals by Forval president and expressed his interests in having Forval PR programs, vocational schools assistance, investment attractions. Mr. Ho Van Nien said that Ba Ria – Vung Tau is focusing on shifting investment attraction from Japan, and the Province is developing laborers with good Japanese language skill. He also hoped that Japanese investors will offer consultancy to the Province on how to develop investment model that is suitable with potential as well as development orientation of the Province.
With a large network of Japanese business community of more than 1.5 million SME enterprises, Forval expressed his interest to have introductions, PR about Baria Vungtau to Japanese media, organizing investment seminars to draw attentions of Japanese investors to Baria Vungtau. The president of Forval affirmed that the company could give full supports for Baria Vungtau to strongly attract SME makers from Japan, and continuously execute PR programs for Baria Vungtau in Japan.
In the morning, representatives of Forval paid visits to investigate major industrial zones of Baria Vungtau
Mr. Okubo Hideo, president of Forval is also known as an executive member of Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industries and an executive members of several business networks in Japan.
A cooperation with Forval may help Baria Vungtau to create a right channel to attract investments. It may also help Baria Vungtau be wider recognized in business communities in Japan.
Prior to Baria Vungtau, Forval president has paid a visit to Hai Phong city to study investment environment there.
Forval is known as a consultant of telecommunication, computer setting up and trade, office automation equipment, human resouce consultancy and investment consultancy.
Here are some photos of the working session:
Source: DoIT, Baria Vungtau/ Bao BRVT
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