On September 14, 2026, at the Embassy of Viet Nam in Japan, Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu received Tu Thai Giang, Standing Vice Chairperson of the Dak Lak Provincial People’s Council, and a provincial delegation during their working visit to Japan.

At the meeting, Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu warmly welcomed the Dak Lak delegation and highly appreciated the province’s continued attention to and proactive efforts in promoting cooperation with Japanese agencies, localities, organizations and businesses. The Ambassador noted that, in its new stage of development and with an expanded economic space, Dak Lak has considerable room for growth in agriculture, industry, energy, logistics, trade, services and tourism, while also being well positioned to strengthen its role as a link between the Central Highlands and the central coastal region.

Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu viewed Japan as a highly promising partner for Dak Lak and encouraged the province to continue attracting Japanese investment in mutually complementary areas such as high-tech agriculture, deep processing, supporting industries, high technology, logistics and infrastructure. He also noted significant potential for cooperation in digital transformation, science and technology, tourism and human resource development. The Ambassador welcomed cooperation between Dak Lak and Japanese localities, including Wakayama Prefecture, and affirmed that the Embassy of Viet Nam in Japan stands ready to continue working closely with Dak Lak to connect the province with Japanese localities, organizations and businesses interested in cooperation, thereby contributing to more substantive, effective and sustainable relations between Dak Lak and its Japanese partners.

On behalf of the delegation, Tu Thai Giang, Standing Vice Chairperson of the Dak Lak Provincial People’s Council, thanked Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu and the Embassy of Viet Nam in Japan for their continued attention and support for Vietnamese localities in general and Dak Lak in particular in external relations, investment promotion and cooperation with Japanese partners. He also briefed the Ambassador on the province’s socio-economic development, potential, strengths and investment attraction orientations in its new stage of development.

Tu Thai Giang expressed his wish to continue close coordination with the Embassy in connecting Dak Lak with Japanese localities, organizations and businesses; attracting high-quality investment and expanding cooperation in areas where the province has strengths, thereby helping to effectively unlock Dak Lak’s development potential in the coming period.