VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$2.39 billion from aquatic exports during the opening four months of the year, representing an increase of 6.1% compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on May 14 received Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio, who expressed his strong wish for Hue’s further support for boosting the two countries' relations in his new post.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hoang Quang Phong and Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Fukuroi city in Japan Kinji Mizutani discussed ways to deal with the shortage of labourers caused by COVID-19 pandemic in Japan during their recent talks.

VOV.VN - Japan has officially authorised the nation’s plant quarantine agency to supervise lychee exports to the Japanese market this year, according to details released by the Plant Protection Department.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national U22 team will not compete in the upcoming Toulon Tournament in France due to the complicated global developments relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 486,000 tonnes of rubber worth US$817 million during the past four months of the year, representing a year-on-year increase of 79.6% in volume and 111.6% in value compared to the same period from last year, according to data release by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Despite the nation suffering an annual drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the four months of the year, foreign investors still signed major deals in the country and confirmed its ongoing investment appeal.

Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on May 5 voiced grave concerns over China’s unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and the East Sea, during a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in London, the UK.

VOV.VN - The Hai Duong Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are co-operating alongside the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency in order to conduct procedures aimed at bringing Hai Duong lychees to four e-commerce platforms, including Alibaba. com, Voso.vn, Sendo.vn, and Lazada.vn.

A funeral has been held in Japan’s Miyazaki prefecture for four victims of a landslide in Shiiba village, including two Vietnamese trainees, according to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka.