VOV.VN - Vietnamese embassies located in China, Japan and Cambodia held tribute-paying services for former Party leader Le Kha Phieu on August 14, whilst allowing visitors to sign books of condolences.

VOV.VN - Japan has committed to supporting and protecting Vietnamese trainees, while proposing setting up a hotline between the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Vietnam Embassy to assist interns.

VOV.VN - The nation’s timber and wood exports during the initial seven months of the year enjoyed a surge of 6.2% to US$6.09 billion against the same period last year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - A group of 47 Vietnamese trainees working at Ariake shipyard in Nagasu town of Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan) have been confirmed to be carrying the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on August 4 discussed ways to boost bilateral ties as well as cooperation at regional and global forums during their phone talks-the second in the past three months.

VOV.VN - Nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in the US and Japan due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic safely returned to Vietnam on July 30 from a special flight conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

VOV.VN - The United States imported 302 tonnes of mango, guava, and mangosteen from Vietnam worth US$850,000 during the opening five months of the year, representing a 1.8-fold increase on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - A book detailing the nation’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands, and Truong Sa (Spratly) islands, has been translated into Japanese and has gone on to be published in the Far East country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to attract 15 Japanese firms of different sizes that will receive Japanese government’s subsidies to shift manufacturing plants out of China to diversify its supply chain.

VN Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam, empowered by the State President, presented the Friendship Medal to Seiji Hagiwara, Governor of Mimasaka city in Okayama prefecture, in recognition of his contributions to the growth of the Vietnam-Japan friendship.