VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on Japanese companies to expand investment in Vietnam, as bilateral trade between the two countries surpassed US$50 billion for the first time, during a February 9 meeting with a delegation representing 37 Japanese companies, corporations and organisations in Hanoi.

The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), together with the Japan Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH), hosted the 2025 Japan business roundtable in the city on December 12.

The southern province of Tay Ninh is seeking to attract greater Japanese investment into green hydrogen and renewable-energy technology, as provincial leaders met with a delegation from Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) and Obayashi Corporation on November 26.

VOV.VN - The robust wave of investment from Japan is opening up breakthrough opportunities for Vietnam’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as they pursue deeper integration and improved international competitiveness.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that relevant ministries, sectors and localities decisively resolve all remaining obstacles and maximise the effectiveness of cooperation projects with Japan, especially those involving Japanese investments in Vietnam, during a dialogue with Japanese businesses in Hanoi on August 12.

VOV.VN - A dialogue was held in Tokyo on July 8 between Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu and members of the NPO Vietnam Konwakai, attended by a number of Japanese businesses interested in exploring investment opportunities in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City places great importance on its comprehensive partnership with Japan and is eager to further enhance cooperation in the years ahead, said Nguyen Thanh Nghi, member of the Party Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee.

Secretary of the Can Tho municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu and Governor of Japan’s Niigata prefecture Hanazumi Hideyo on August 5 exchanged views on how to boost cooperation between the two localities in various fields, with priority given to manufacturing and processing.

The southern province of Dong Nai stands ready to prepare the best conditions to welcome investors, especially those from Japan, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hong Linh said on April 24.

The advantages and potential of Vietnam’s northern border province of Lao Cai were introduced to Japanese firms at an investment and tourism promotion conference in Tokyo on April 23.