MEETING WITH SAITA YUKIO, COUNSELOR OF EMBASSY OF JAPAN

The Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies had a meeting with Saito Yukio, Counselor of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam on the afternoon of April 4^th on his occasion of visiting HCMC to attend the 2^nd Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit. Also present at the meeting were Tatsuya Niimi, an economic attaché, and Dr. Nguyen Vu Quynh Nhu, an assistant of the Cultural Department of the Consulate General of Japan in HCMC.

The Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies had a meeting with Saito Yukio, Counselor of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam on the afternoon of April 4^th on his occasion of visiting HCMC to attend the 2^nd Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit. Also present at the meeting were Tatsuya Niimi, an economic attaché, and Dr. Nguyen Vu Quynh Nhu, an assistant of the Cultural Department of the Consulate General of Japan in HCMC.

The meeting focused on discussions about economic issues between Japan and the Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam. It is necessary to establish cooperation among these countries to learn from each other and aim at building up a thriving community.

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam expressed his concerns about problems of the Mekong Delta and the upcoming summit. He highlighted that economic development needs to go along with a sustainable eco-environment, helping to maintain water resources for farmers.

According to Saita Yukio, the Southeast Asian countries should pay more attention to the issues of water resources, food security and mutual benefits when they are jointly exploiting the Mekong River.

Saita Yukio, Counselor of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam; Tatsuya Niimi, Dr. Nguyen Vu Quynh Nhu and Dr. Tran Dinh Lam.

Given the increasingly cooperative trend, the question is what Vietnam needs to do to boost its domestic strengths. Vietnamese businesses should understand the importance of extending relationships to remove tariff barriers in 2015. They will suffer loss of competitive advantages in industry if not well-prepared. Besides, Vietnamese enterprises need to raise their awareness of competitive pressure from other Southeast Asian countries in terms of industrial products. They should actively seek for new approaches, closely connect with farmers, and promote exporting to gain a strong position for Vietnam in the world market.

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