VOV.VN - Japan has recently granted a certification of Geographical Indication (GI) protection for Vietnam’s Binh Thuan dragon fruit which is expected to present both challenges and opportunities for the future export of the fruit.

Becamex Tokyu Co. Ltd, a joint venture between Vietnam’s Becamex IDC Corp and Japan’s Tokyu Corporation, began construction of the first shopping centre named Sora Gardens SC in Binh Duong New City in the southern province of Binh Duong on December 28.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is currently the fifth largest banana supplier to Japan, with the volume and value of Japanese imports from the Southeast Asian nation seeing a sharp increase over the past 10 months of the year.

The association of Vietnam-Japan families has freshly debuted in Japan’s Kyushu-Okinawa region, grouping families whose wives or husbands are Japanese.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines began selling tickets on December 26 for commercial flights on the Vietnam-Japan route which is scheduled to take off on January 5.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested increasing the frequency of flights to Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Taiwan (China).

Shipments of fishery products are estimated to rake in US$8.89 billion in 2021, posting a year-on-year rise of 5.7%, said Nguyen Quang Hung, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Directorate of Fisheries.

VOV.VN - Regular international flights carrying passengers in both directions between the nation and Japan will be operated by Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways as of January 1, 2022.

Only Japan has officially agreed with Vietnam’s plan to resume regular international flights starting next year with four flights a week, the Civil Aviation Authority said on December 23.

To promote job recruitment opportunities in Japan for Vietnamese students in central Vietnam, Dong A University and Japanese partners have inked a series of agreements in human resources, education, practical courses and internship programmes in nursing, tourism, automobiles and business management.