VOV.VN - The United States was the nation’s largest export market in January with a turnover of US$7.5 billion, representing an annual increase of 57.4%, according to statistics released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - A number of major Japanese media outlets, including national broadcaster NHK, Asahi newspaper, and newswire Jiji Press, have outlined that they expect Vietnam to enjoy further growth and success following the 13th National Party Congress.

Prof. Tran Van Tho, a former lecturer at Japan’s Waseda University suggested several measures for Vietnam to achieve sustainable economic development in the next period in an interview recently granted to a Vietnam News Agency reporter in Tokyo.

VOV.VN - Biomass Fuel Vietnam Co., Ltd hosted a ceremony on January 20 in the central province of Nghe An to mark the export of the first shipment of 8,500 tonnes of biomass wood pellets by ITOCHU Vietnam Co., Ltd to the Japanese market.

Vietnam hopes to send 90,000 guest workers abroad in 2021, targeting markets that secure high and stable incomes, according to the Overseas Labour Management Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - The nation has been rated by businesses from Taiwan (China) as having great potential for development prospects, with the country’s importance increasing from 18% in 2018 to 24% by the end of 2020, ranking fourth overall, only behind the US, Japan, and China.

VOV.VN - The third Inoue Yasushi Awards by the Japan Foundation and Inoue Yasushi Memorial Foundation honoured four Vietnamese authors on January 18 for their thesis on novels by Japanese writers.

VOV.VN - The yearly amount of remittances sent by Vietnamese guest workers to Vietnam from abroad is between US$3 billion and US$4 billion per year, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese woman returning from Japan has been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, bringing the country’s total number of coronavirus infections to 1,514, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

A Japan Film Week 2021 will kick off in Ho Chi Minh City on January 16 to promote Japanese cinema to Vietnamese audiences.