VOV.VN - FE Holdings, a subsidiary of JFE Engineering of Japan, has spent a total of JPY900 million, equivalent to US$8.6 million, in an effort to acquire a 3.87% stake in the Binh Duong Water Environment JSC of Vietnam (Biwase).

VOV.VN - The overall number of coronavirus infections in Vietnam rose to 1,210 after an Indian expert and two Vietnamese returnees from Japan were confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Health Ministry said on November 6.

VOV.VN - Remittances sent to Ho Chi Minh City by overseas Vietnamese are anticipated to reach a figure of approximately US$5.5 billion, representing a year-on-year rise of 8%, according to figures released by the State Bank of Vietnam’s city branch.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Disease Control Center (HCDC) said on October 31 that they have received negative results for a Korean national who had initially tested positive for the novel coronavirus upon arrival in Japan.

VOV.VN - Three people returning from Japan and the UAE have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, bringing Vietnam’s tally of coronavirus infections to 1,180, the Ministry of Health announced October 31.

Japan is keen to help Vietnam improve its infrastructure, a critical area in the 12 co-operation agreements the two countries signed during Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s recent visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam hopes to make economic cooperation truly an important driver for its relations with Japan, the US, and Australia, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh said on October 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s exports during the past 10 months of the year witnessed an increase of 4.7% to US$229.27 billion in comparison with the same period from last year, although exports to the EU, ASEAN, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Japan endured negative growth, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 29 met with Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio in Hanoi to explore how to beef up ties between the two countries and cooperation at multilateral forums.

VOV.VN - Over 350 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated home safely from Japan on October 29 on a flight arranged by Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, in coordination with Japanese competent agencies.