VN, Japan ink MoU on human resources training

VGP - Viet Nam and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding on human resources training to beef up Japanese investment in Viet Nam.

August 14, 2013 3:17 PM GMT+7

The signing ceremony, August 14, 2013 - Photo: VGP

The document was inked on August 14 by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Association of Japanese Enterprises in Viet Nam.

As part of the fifth phase of a joint initiative, the MoU would last until December 2013 to provide Vietnamese laborers more employment and training opportunities in Japan.

Addressing the event, Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan hailed Japan as a strategic partner, adding that the co-operation could extend to politics, economics, culture, education and science-technology.

Mr. Nhan asked signatories to hold a meeting every six months and report on progress./.

By Kim Anh