Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (R) and President and CEO of the JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp (JX NOEX) Hiroshi Hosoi (Photo: VNA)

During a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday, he told Hiroshi Hosoi, President and CEO of the JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp (JX NOEX), that Vietnam treasures economic cooperation with Japan. He praised the efforts of the Japanese Government and businesses in striving to lead countries and territories in terms of investment in Vietnam in 2017 and 2018. Deputy PM Dung asked the Japanese firm to soon work with the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) as well as relevant ministries, sectors and agencies to carry out cooperation activities. He acknowledged the Japanese company’s social welfare activities, which have contributed about 2 million USD to the social welfare work in Vietnam.