(VOVworld) - Ho Chi Minh City’s established cooperative relations with Japanese localities have contributed to enriching the friendship between the two countries, said HCM City People's Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan.

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan.and member of the House of Representative Matsumoto Yhei

At a reception on Tuesday for a young parliamentarian delegation from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan led by member of the House of Representative Matsumoto Yhei, Quan said the Vietnam-Japan traditional friendship is growing steadily in various fields spanning from economics and culture to education and tourism. As of late July, Japan pumped more than 3.2 billion USD into nearly 700 projects, becoming one of the city’s leading foreign investors.

The same day, the Japanese delegation was also received by Municipal Party Organization Deputy Secretary Vo Van Thuong.