VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung encouraged Rapidus, a semiconductor manufacturer of Japan, to initiate cooperation projects in Vietnam, during his working session with the leadership of the firm in Hokkaido on May 28.

VOV.VN - Japanese rescue forces on July 15 safely rescued two female Vietnamese hikers who were left stranded on Mount Biei in Hokkaido during mountaineering there, according to Japanese police and firefighters.

VOV.VN - Japanese seafood companies plan to start processing Hokkaido scallops in Vietnam from January 8 following China’s recent ban on Japanese seafood imports, and to take advantage of the low labour cost in Vietnam, according to Nikkei Asia.

VOV.VN - The Hokkaido Festival welcomed visitors to Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh, with the occasion featuring a wide range of activities as a means of helping locals to discover Japanese culture in Vietnam.

Secretary of the Quang Ninh provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Ky and Governor of Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture Suzuki Naomichi held talks and signed a cooperation agreement between the two localities, in the northeastern province's Ha Long city on November 16.

A flight departing from Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture landed at Van Don International Airport in Vietnam’s northeastern province of Quang Ninh on November 16, marking the first direct flight between the destinations.

The Hokkaido Festival will take place in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, from November 17 to 19 to promote cultural exchanges, economic and tourism links between Vietnam and Japan.

VOV.VN - The Hokkaido festival is scheduled to take place in Ha Long city in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh this November to mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations which were originally established in 1973.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent his condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio over the sinking of a Japanese tourist boat off the coast of Hokkaido island.

VOV.VN - A 75-year-old Japanese director of Hokkaido Lotus company based in Lac Duong district of Lam Dong province has tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after recently returning to Japan from Vietnam.