The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a ceremony on November 22 to present the Prime Minister's certificates of merit to Sojitz Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation in recognition of their contributions to Vietnam-Japan friendship and cooperation.

A seminar on connecting agricultural supply chains was held in Hanoi on November 22, promoting agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and Japan.

The central city of Da Nang and Japan’s Sakai city have agreed to boost cooperation in building a carbon-neutral model, investment, trade, tourism and launching a direct air route for future development.

A workshop was held in Tokyo on November 18 to introduce to Japanese businesses investment trends in Vietnam and its pioneering industrial parks with carbon neutral initiatives.

VOV.VN - Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki and Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long, Deputy Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, on November 15 signed a diplomatic note for a project worth JPY500 million to upgrade the national population database center.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu on November 12 presented Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's Certificates of merit to Yoichiro Aoyagi, a member of the Japanese House of Representatives, and the organizing board of the Vietnam Festival at Yoyogi Park for their contributions to Vietnam-Japan relations.

A visiting delegation from the Vietnam Association of Administrative Sciences (VASA) held a working session with Japan's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo on November 7, where they shared experience and discussed research and training cooperation.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam, Deputy Minister of Defense of Vietnam, received a delegation of officers from Japan’s Ministry of Defense, Self-Defense Forces, and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation led by Major General Aoi Kei of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, in Hanoi on November 4.

A Vietnamese eloquence contest was held at Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) in Japan's Chiba prefecture on November 2, drawing 21 students from eight universities, colleges, and high schools that teach the Vietnamese language across Japan.

VOV.VN - The 16th annual Japanese Film Festival in Vietnam opened on November 1, introducing 11 popular Japanese films in the country’s four largest cities, namely Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hai Phong, and Hanoi.