June 08, 2017 | 18:35 (GMT+7)
Ho Chi Minh City, Japan boost cooperation in administrative reform
Ho Chi Minh City wants to learn from Japan’s experience in administrative reform and developing an urban administration with effective interactions between residents and authorities, a local official has said.
During a reception for Japanese Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Communication Sasajima Takayuki in the city on June 7, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong affirmed that Ho Chi Minh City has identified stepping up administrative reform, creating favorable conditions for socio-economic development and improving people’s living standards as three among key tasks in the city’s construction and development process.
Ho Chi Minh City aims to facilitate residents’ participation in supervising and building a strong and effective local administration while better serving its locals and enterprises, including Japanese investors, he added.
For his part, Takayuki said Japan will continue implementing effectively agreements signed with the Vietnamese Government Inspectorate and localities regarding inspection, handling administrative claims, and administrative consultation.
Japan wants to strengthen cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City in administrative reform, thus helping turn the biggest city of Vietnam into an Asian economic hub, he said.
Source: VNA