Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Trinh Xuan Truong received and worked with the delegation of the Japan

Comrade Trinh Xuan Truong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received and worked with the delegation.

Attending the meeting were leaders of a number of provincial departments and branches.

Leaders of some provincial departments and branches worked with the delegation.

At the meeting, Mr. Matsuo Tomoyuki, Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Culinary Association, on behalf of the delegation, thanked Lao Cai province for the warm welcome. Mr. Matsuo Tomoyuki said that the delegation had recently visited many localities in Vietnam to survey and seek cooperation opportunities in the field of planting and processing endemic plants and typical culinary products of the regions. The delegation found that Lao Cai province has many suitable conditions in terms of climate, soil, and geographical location to develop buckwheat material areas and build a processing factory in Lao Cai with the goal of exporting 3,000 tons of buckwheat flowers per year.

Mr. Matsuo Tomoyuki, Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Culinary Association spoke at the meeting.

In addition, the Japan - Vietnam Culinary Association plans to learn about pears in Lao Cai, from which to build a cooperation project with the desire to upgrade this fruit by improving quality, output, and growing areas. Currently, the Association is implementing Project 110 VN.love. This is a project connecting Vietnam and Japan by selecting a typical culinary product in each province and city of Vietnam and Japan to promote, introduce, and stimulate consumption. At the same time, the Association also hopes to form agricultural tours so that Japanese tourists can experience more about the beautiful country of Vietnam...

Speaking at the meeting, comrade Trinh Xuan Truong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, gave an overview of the socio-economic situation, potential and strengths of the province.

He said that the province's infrastructure connection is being gradually invested in synchronously. Lao Cai has many potentials and advantages for socio-economic development. Especially in the agricultural sector, with a diverse natural environment, many rich flora systems with rare genetic resources and tropical, sub-temperate and temperate climate sub-regions, it is very suitable for the production and development of tropical crops, vegetables, flowers, highland tea, temperate fruit trees, and endemic agricultural products.

Comrade Trinh Xuan Truong, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the meeting.

With buckwheat, Lao Cai has many localities suitable for this crop. The province will arrange clean land to build a buckwheat processing factory. Lao Cai province hopes that the Association will provide advice and support to connect localities of Lao Cai and Japan with similarities in climate, soil conditions, and society to exchange and cooperate to create similar agricultural and tourism products.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Trinh Xuan Truong presented souvenirs to the Japan - Vietnam Culinary Association.

In recent years, the number of Japanese tourists to Lao Cai accounts for a very small portion (about 0.85% of the total number of Japanese tourists to Vietnam), not meeting expectations. Therefore, to attract more Japanese tourists to know and come to Lao Cai, Lao Cai province proposes that the Japan - Vietnam Culinary Association coordinate with the Lao Cai Tourism Association to introduce and promote the image of Lao Cai tourism in general and the unique cuisine of Lao Cai in particular to Japanese tourists; support the Chefs Association and the Lao Cai Tourism Association to build linkage models or guide Lao Cai chefs to prepare dishes suitable to the preferences and culture of Japanese people...