Phu Tho Promotes Investment Cooperation with Japan

The official visit to Japan by General Secretary and President To Lam along with the High-Level Delegation of Vietnam (from November 8 to 11, 2026) not only consolidated political trust at a strategic level, but also created a breakthrough drive for economic diplomacy.

Directly joining the High-Level Delegation, Comrade Pham Dai Duong — Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation of Phu Tho province — carried out important investment promotion activities.

The event presenting the Investment Registration Certificate for the project of Meiko Group, with a total registered investment capital of 800 million USD in Tokyo Capital, serves as vivid evidence of the effective combination between high-level diplomacy and local diplomacy—opening up a new chapter in attracting high-quality FDI flows into the Ancestral Land.

Strategic Stature from High-Level Diplomacy

Accepting the invitation of the State of Japan, General Secretary and President To Lam, his Spouse, and the High-Level Delegation of Vietnam paid an official visit to Japan from November 8 to 11, 2026.

This is a diplomatic event carrying particularly vital significance to elevate the Vietnam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to develop substantively, effectively, and deeply.

In the working itinerary, meetings and contacts between the General Secretary and President with leaders of Japan’s leading economic groups sent out a strong message regarding Vietnam’s determination in improving the investment environment and readiness to accompany international enterprises.

General Secretary and President To Lam speaking at the Public–Private Forum on Vietnam–Japan Economic and Scientific–Technological Cooperation.

Delegates attending the Public–Private Forum on Vietnam–Japan Economic and Scientific–Technological Cooperation.

Speaking before the National Diet of Japan on November 9, 2026, General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized: “Vietnam wishes to join hands with Japan to build diverse, transparent, and adaptable supply chains in the spirit of open cooperation and compliance with international commitments. Vietnam continues perfecting institutions, elevating infrastructure and human resource quality, and guaranteeing the legitimate rights and interests of investors.”

This strategic statement strongly consolidated the confidence of the Japanese business community in Vietnam’s long-term investment environment.

General Secretary and President To Lam and the High-Level Delegation meeting the Vietnamese diaspora in Japan.

Accompanying the High-Level Delegation, Comrade Pham Dai Duong — Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation of Phu Tho province — participated in a series of important diplomatic activities: Meeting the Vietnamese community; contacting networks of experts and young intellectuals; attending the Public–Private Forum on Vietnam–Japan Economic and Scientific–Technological Cooperation; and working with Japanese political figures and leading corporations.

Provincial Party Secretary Pham Dai Duong alongside delegates visiting scientific and technological exhibition booths of Vietnam and Japan.

Particularly, during the visit and working session at the headquarters of Meiko Group — a leading enterprise in electronic printed circuit board technology — Provincial Party Secretary Pham Dai Duong handed over the Investment Registration Certificate to the representative of Meiko Group with a total capital of 800 million USD, an event marking a prominent imprint for Phu Tho’s economic diplomacy.

Affirming Position as a Strategic Destination for Japanese Investors

Japan has long affirmed its position as a strategic and leading investment partner of Phu Tho province. To date, the entire province has attracted 78 Japanese FDI projects, with total registered capital surpassing the 2.3 billion USD milestone.

Phu Tho takes pride in being one of the nationwide leading localities in attracting capital flows from Japan with the presence of multinational corporations such as Toyota, Honda, Sumitomo, Sojitz...

Focusing on core technological segments such as processing, manufacturing, automotive, motorcycle, electronics, and supporting industries, Japanese enterprises not only make major contributions to budget revenue and job creation, but also drive technology transfer and form domestic production linkage chains.

Provincial Party Secretary Pham Dai Duong attending a meeting with major Japanese partner enterprises.

Following the administrative boundary consolidation of the three provinces of Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, and Hoa Binh as of July 1, 2025, Phu Tho province possesses a new development space with vast potential headroom.

A synchronous inter-regional transport infrastructure system, broad industrial land funds, and an abundant labor force serve as firm anchor points for the province to rise and become a high-tech industrial center of the Northern Mid-land and Mountainous Region.

Within that overall picture, Meiko Group continued selecting Phu Tho as a strategic location for its production scale expansion step.

Chairman of Meiko Group delivering welcoming remarks to the high-level delegation.

The prominent highlight during this diplomatic working trip took place on November 10, 2026. At the headquarters of Meiko Group (Japan), under the witness of General Secretary and President To Lam and the High-Level Delegation of Vietnam, Provincial Party Secretary Pham Dai Duong presented the Investment Registration Certificate to the representative of Meiko Group with a total capital of 800 million USD. The project deployment site is located at the Bo Trai Song Da Industrial Park, Hoa Binh ward. Main products include Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) assembly.

The fact that Meiko Group — an enterprise possessing over 50 years of experience and belonging to the world’s leading group of PCB manufacturing enterprises — invests in a project with a total capital of 800 million USD into the Bo Trai Song Da Industrial Park carries more than pure economic significance.

The project is expected to generate a spreading “pull force,” drawing satellite suppliers within the supporting industry chain, step-by-step forming a complete electronic manufacturing ecosystem with global connectivity right in Phu Tho.

The event of presenting the Investment Certificate to Meiko Group in Tokyo serves as a clear illustration of the policy to put economic diplomacy at the service of local development.

Diplomacy no longer stops at exchange rituals, but has become a direct bridge to attract resources, technology, and advanced management expertise back to the province.

Provincial Party Secretary Pham Dai Duong presenting the Investment Registration Certificate to Meiko Group under the witness of General Secretary and President To Lam and the High-Level Delegation of both countries, Vietnam and Japan.

Orienting the upcoming phase, Phu Tho identifies continuing to maintain Japan as a key partner; prioritizing the attraction of high-quality capital flows into automotive and motorcycle manufacturing, electronics, precision mechanics, high technology, logistics, and high-quality human resource training.

The province commits to maintaining an open, transparent investment and business environment—always accompanying and resolving difficulties for existing investors as well as new partners.

The 800 million USD milestone from Meiko Group not only affirms the strong appeal of Phu Tho’s investment environment, but also opens up new breakthrough spaces for the province’s high-tech industry.

With a proactive spirit of integration, Phu Tho is firmly affirming its position as an industrial, service, and logistics hub of the Northern Mid-land and Mountainous Region, making practical contributions to deepening the Vietnam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Nguyen Dac Thuy — Director of the Phu Tho Department of Foreign Affairs