Vietnamese people association in Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture debuts
The Vietnamese people association in Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture officially made debut in the locality on January 12, helping ensure policies for Vietnamese expatriates and promote solidarity among them.
The Vietnamese people association in Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture officially made debut in the locality on January 12. (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnamese people association in Japan’s Ibarakiprefecture officially made debut in the locality on January 12, helping ensurepolicies for Vietnamese expatriates and promote solidarity among them.
At the event, Charge d’Affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan Lam ThiThanh Phuong said that the association would play an important role inconnecting a community of 8,000 Vietnamese people in Ibaraki prefecture.
She expressed her hope that the Vietnamese people in the Japanese prefecturewill join hands to contribute to the development of Ibaraki and theVietnam-Japan friendship as a whole.
On behalf of the Ibaraki authority, Osanai Hideki, head of the labour division,said the establishment of the Vietnamese people association will help boost thebilateral ties in various sectors.
Ibaraki inked a Memorandum of Understanding on labour cooperation with Vietnamduring its Governor Oikawa Kazuhiko’s visit to Hanoi in November 2019, he said,adding, the prefecture will work to assure that the Vietnamese people will havebetter lives in the locality.
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The Vietnamese Embassy also presented certificates of merit to individuals whomade excellent achievements in developing the Vietnam – Japan friendship aswell as building the Vietnamese people association in Japan./.
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The Vietnamese people association in Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture officially made debut in the locality on January 12. (Photo: VNA) 
