Japan counts more than 5,800 active investment projects in Vietnam, and their combined registered capital is above $81 billion, per the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

One recent case is Oji, a Japanese group, which began building an aseptic carton packaging plant carrying its Oji Liquid Pak (OLP) brand.

That $110 million project sits in Long Thanh High-Tech Park, Dong Nai Province.

Under the resolution, Vietnam now seeks investment quality over quantity, with priority on high technology, innovation, workforce development and technology transfer.