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Consul General of Vietnam in Osaka Nguyen Hong Ha speaking at the event through the Internet (Photo: baoquocte.vn) The event, which was held in both person-to-person and virtual forms, was attended by representatives of Hokuriku Economic Union, JICA Hokuriku and nearly 30 leaders of member businesses. Speaking at the event, Consul General of Vietnam in Osaka Nguyen Hong Ha highly appreciated and thanked the Investment Promotion Business Association between Hokuriku and Vietnam for its efforts in maintaining and promoting relations between Hokuriku and Vietnam over the past years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Government is promoting the implementation of the policy of living together with COVID-19 pandemic, realizing the dual goal of "fighting against COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining stable socio-economic development" and there are many positive signals showing that Vietnam continues to be an attractive and safe destination, of interest to foreign investors. In addition,