Vietnam Airlines passengers should not have too many gripes when it comes to flight arrival and departure as the national flag carrier was named the most punctual airline in Vietnam in the first half, achieving an on-time performance (OTP) rate of 84.1%.

VOV.VN - Japanese rescue forces on July 15 safely rescued two female Vietnamese hikers who were left stranded on Mount Biei in Hokkaido during mountaineering there, according to Japanese police and firefighters.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan organised the closing ceremony and award presentation for the first-ever "I Love My Mother Tongue" singing contest on July 13.

VOV.VN - The 20th “Hoi An-Japan Cultural Exchange” is scheduled to take place in the UNESCO world heritage site of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam from August 2 to 4.

Students from the Ngo Si Lien Secondary School in Hanoi won high prizes at the recent Japan Design, Idea and Invention Expo 2024 (JDIE).

A seminar in Tokyo on July 9 brought together Vietnamese and Japanese stakeholders to explore opportunities for collaboration in the burgeoning semiconductor industry.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan should hammer out mechanisms to effectively implement free trade agreements, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) deal, to help make breakthroughs in bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation.

The “Da Nang – Japan Meeting” conference on prospects for cooperation after the two countries upgrade their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World was held in the central city of Da Nang on July 5.

The Vietnam-Japan Festival in the central beach city of Da Nang opened on July 4 evening.

President To Lam received the ambassadors of Japan and Belarus at separate meetings in Hanoi on July 3.