Sumitomo Corporation is one of the leading trading & business investment corporation in Japan, conducting businesses in the fields of “metal products,” “transportation & construction systems”, “infrastructure”, “media & digital”, “living related & real estate”, and “mineral resources, energy, chemical & electronics”. They have over 100 offices worldwide in more than 60 countries and regions and the number of group companies are approximately 900 with total of 80 thousand group employees.

In Vietnam, they established a representative office in 1955, and since then have been contributing to the development of Vietnam through various businesses and projects. Representative projects include the Thang Long Industrial Parks; the Elevated urban railroad line 1 project in Ho Chi Minh City, and the Phu My 2-2 Power Plant and Van Phong 1 Power Plant.

In Hanoi, they are currently promoting the development of the North Hanoi Smart City with their strategic partner, BRG Group. This project is the symbol of Japan – Vietnam cooperation and partnership, and also mentioned in the talks between Prime Minister of Vietnam and Prime Minister of Japan in December 2023.