VOV.VN - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has just signed an agreement to lend more than JPY41 billion to the Vietnamese Government for the construction of Metro Line No. 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien section) in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working breakfast with Ken Matsuzawa, president of the International Friendship Exchange Council (FEC) of Japan, and its members in Tokyo on December 18 as part of his activities during his trip to the Far East country to attend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation.

VOV.VN - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to make further efforts to contribute to Vietnam’s development through its ODA capital and to promote the recently established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Japan, according to Yuichi Sugano, chief representative of JICA – Vietnam Office.

VOV.VN - Japan’s total official development assistance (ODA) commitment to Vietnam from April 2022 to March 2023 amounts to JPY18.9 billion (nearly VND3.1 trillion), excluding loans to the private sector, said Sugano Yuichi, chief representative of the Vietnam Office under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

A workshop on solutions to improve nutrition for mothers and babies in the first 1,000 days of life was held in Hanoi on September 30.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to be a model of local-to-local cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, said at a ceremony on September 20 to mark the 50th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties.

A symposium took place in Hanoi on September 18, discussing relations between Vietnam and Japan and economic cooperation prospects in alignment with Vietnam’s development phases.

A seminar on promoting Vietnam-Japan friendship and cooperation took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 15.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam is stepping up activities and projects as part of its agricultural cooperation programmes with the Vietnam Agricultural Extension, JICA Deputy Chief Representative Kubo Yoshitomo has said.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to partner with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to strengthen Vietnam’s capacity for reducing carbon emissions.