Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Japanese Minister of State for Financial Services Suzuki Shunichi in Hanoi, January 13, 2023. (Photo: VNA)

PM Chinh asked Mr. Shunichi to propose the Japanese Government assist Vietnam in building the North-South Express Railway, and particularly in managing digital transformation in customs, corporate bond and securities markets.

Vietnam will continue creating favourable conditions for Japanese firms to do business effectively in the country, he said, adding that obstacles faced by several Japanese projects in Vietnam are being removed to speed up their progress.

Mr. Shunichi said that he and Vietnamese Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc have reached consensus on various contents, particularly promoting joint work in infrastructure development.