Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc today urged Japan to invest more in the Southeast Asian country to become its top foreign investor. Speaking at a conference of business leaders from both countries also attended by visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Phuc said Vietnam would like to see Japan invest more in infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing and services.
South Korea is Vietnam’s largest foreign investor with total investments of 50 billion US dollars, followed by Japan with 42 billion US dollars. Abe told the conference that after talks with Phuc yesterday, the countries had agreed to expand trade and investment, and improve the investment environment.