President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received former Special Ambassador for Vietnam-Japan Sugi Ryotaro in Hanoi on August 19.
JERA Inc., a power generation company of Japan, has signed a deal to buy a 35.1% stake at Vietnam’s Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company (GEC) to tap the Southeast Asian nation's growing demand for electricity and further its own decarbonisation efforts, Nikkei Asia reported.
The Vietnam Embassy in Japan on August 16 chaired a ceremony celebrating the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN)'s 55th founding anniversary with the participation of ambassadors/chargé d'affaires of the bloc’s 10 member states.
VOV.VN - Acting Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan expressed her desire to further strengthen healthcare ties between Vietnam and its partners Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) during her separate meetings with diplomats of the two countries in Hanoi on August 16.
A medical vocational school in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on August 15 signed an agreement with Japan’s Genki Group to enhance cooperation in training Vietnamese workforce in health care, social welfare and education.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam U20 side players arrived in Japan on August 14 after a night flight for a training camp ahead of their Group F qualifying clashes of the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup.
VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has sent a message of congratulation to Hidehisa Otsuji on his election as president of the Japan’s House of Councillors.
Vietnam Airlines’ Flight VN384 on its way from Hanoi to Haneda (Japan) on August 8 had to return to the departing airport after more than 1 hour and 45 minutes to provide urgent care for a Japanese boy who had a health problem.
KURROCK, the first Vietnamese rock band in Japan with five Vietnamese and one Japanese members, released their first music video (MV) “Vuot” on August 7, two years after they debuted.
The central city of Da Nang always attaches great importance to developing ties with Japan and its localities, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang told Governor of Japan’s Gunma prefecture Yamamoto Ichita at a meeting on August 5.