The Vietnamese Buddhist Association in Japan and Hana’s Charity have recently organised a full-moon festival at a community centre in Chiba prefecture where many Vietnamese citizens stuck by COVID-19 are staying.

VOV.VN - By September 20 the total amount of foreign investment capital in new and existing projects through adjustment, capital contribution, and share purchases reached a figure of over US$21 billion, equal to 81.1% from last year’s corresponding period, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

VOV.VN - The opening nine months of the year saw the export value of timber and forestry products reach an estimated figure of US$8.97 billion, up 12% from the same period last year, according to a report released by the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (Vifores).

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh held a reception on September 24 in order to host Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - With increasing numbers of people working from home during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, consumption of instant coffee is rising in Japan, with the trend resulting in Vietnam becoming the world's biggest producer of robusta and Japan's top supplier of coffee beans, according to Japan’s Nikkei Asia Review.

Despite the ongoing trade tensions between major economies, and the pandemic, supply chain shifts of Japanese investors are still taking place, mostly in the form of specifically targeted production expansions, with Vietnam being one of the prioritised destinations.

VOV.VN - Nearly 230 Vietnamese citizens who had been left stranded in Japan as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic were repatriated home safely on September 22 on a flight conducted by budget Vietjet Air.

A Japan Film Week 2020, entitled "Japan Hour by JFF", will take place in Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City from September 25 to October 25.

VOV.VN - Four foreign airlines in addition to domestic carriers Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air, have been granted permission to resume flights both in and out of the country, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses shipped over 846 million medical masks abroad during the first eight months of the year, according to data compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.