Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on May 17 received newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki who came to present his credentials.

VOV.VN - The Department of Forestry of Vietnam and the Department of Forestry of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) on bilateral co-operation in forestry management.

Dong Nai province, an industrial hub in the southern region, has set up the Japan Desk at the headquarters of the Dong Nai Industrial Zones Authority to assist Japanese investors operating here.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has presented the “For the cause of Vietnam's foreign affairs” insignia to outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio in recognition of his contributions to both nations’ diplomatic relations.

The Dai Viet Lotus Foods JSC in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap exported the first batch of 15 tonnes of frozen lotus roots worth nearly VND1 billion (nearly US$39,360) to Japan on May 7.

VOV.VN - The government of Japan has decided to present Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun to Hoang Binh Quan, former head of the Party Central Committee’s External Relations Commission.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Moriyama Masahito have discussed the possibility of stepping up culture, education, science, and technology cooperation in the time ahead during their recent meeting.

VOV.VN - The second Vietnam Festival in Osaka, Japan was jointly held on April 27 by the Vietnamese General Consulate in Osaka in collaboration with the administrations of Japanese prefectures in Kansai region and Vietnamese associations and organizations.

Leaders of Vietnam’s southern Long An province and Japan’s Okayama city engaged in a dialogue on April 26 to discuss cooperation between the two localities.

VOV.VN - The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan in March reached a new record of 67,000, up 41% from 2019 and a rise of 25.6% compared to the same period from 2023, according to statistics compiled by the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO).