Kyushu Promotion Centre to be set up in Ha Noi
VGP - A centre to promote the Kyushu region of Japan will be established in Ha Noi next year under an agreement signed in the capital city.
Under the deal, Kamichiku Viet Nam, an affiliation of Kamichiku group of Japan, will lease space of the Service Department for Diplomatic Corps to open the Kyushu Promotion Centre and run it with the support of the Kyushu Economic Federation.
The centre will promote the Kyushu region and its businesses and organisations, and work as the bridge between the region and Vietnam.
Ambassador of Japan to Viet Nam Kunio Umeda said this will be the first Kyushu Promotion Centre in Asia, which will play an important role in popularizing the region and contributing to Japan-Vietnam ties.
At present, there are daily flights between Hanoi and Fukuoka prefecture in Kyushu, while the number of weekly flights on the direct air service between Ho Chi Minh City and Fukuoka will increase from the current three to six next winter.
The agreement was signed by Director General of Kamichiku Vietnam Masashi K
By Vien Nhu
