The Dai Viet Lotus Foods JSC in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap exported the first batch of 15 tonnes of frozen lotus roots worth nearly VND1 billion (nearly US$39,360) to Japan on May 7.
VOV.VN - The government of Japan has decided to present Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun to Hoang Binh Quan, former head of the Party Central Committee’s External Relations Commission.
VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Moriyama Masahito have discussed the possibility of stepping up culture, education, science, and technology cooperation in the time ahead during their recent meeting.
VOV.VN - The second Vietnam Festival in Osaka, Japan was jointly held on April 27 by the Vietnamese General Consulate in Osaka in collaboration with the administrations of Japanese prefectures in Kansai region and Vietnamese associations and organizations.
Leaders of Vietnam’s southern Long An province and Japan’s Okayama city engaged in a dialogue on April 26 to discuss cooperation between the two localities.
VOV.VN - The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan in March reached a new record of 67,000, up 41% from 2019 and a rise of 25.6% compared to the same period from 2023, according to statistics compiled by the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO).
VOV.VN - Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 24 for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio who came to bid farewell before ending his term of office in Vietnam.
Politburo member, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai on April 23 received outgoing Japanese Ambassador Yamada Takio.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on April 23 presented the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio.
VOV.VN - Takashimaya, the Japanese operator of upscale department stores, plans to open a shopping centre in Hanoi as soon as 2026, according to Japanese media outlet Nikkei Asia.