A workshop introducing an underground plastic rainwater tank as a solution for urban flood control, groundwater recharge and water reuse took place in Hanoi on February 10.

VOV.VN - Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Politburo member, Standing Board member of the Central Military Commission, and Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, co-chaired the 11th Vietnam-Japan Defence Policy Dialogue with Japan’s Vice Minister of Defence Kano Koji in Fukuoka, Japan, on February 10.

The 8th Vietnamese-language proficiency test took place at Osaka University, Japan, on February 9, attracting contestants from 20 regions across the country.

A Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration was held in Higashi-Hiroshima city in Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture on February 2 or the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - Huge development potential, a competitive workforce, a strategic geographical location, investment incentives and a growing consumer market are among factors that attract Japanese businesses into the Vietnamese market, said Japanese executives.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will play in a tough group alongside strong opponents like Japan, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the 2025 AFC U17 Asian Cup final round, according to the drawing results announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Malaysia on January 23.

Up to 56.1% of Japanese businesses operating abroad said they want to expand their business and investment in Vietnam in the next 1-2 years, the highest rate in ASEAN, heard a conference held by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Ho Chi Minh City on January 21.

VOV.VN - The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan in 2024 reached a new record of 621,100, up 8.2% compared to the previous year and up 25.5% from 2019, the time before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).

The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and Japan's Mie prefecture has taken economic and investment cooperation between the two countries, and particularly with Mie, to a new level.

VOV.VN - Vietnam desires to closely cooperate with Japan to further deepen relations within the newly established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, aiming to develop bilateral cooperation in a deeper, more substantial manner.