VOV.VN - The number of Thai tourists visiting the country is on the rise amid many popular destinations reopening without restrictions, while a weaker currency against the baht is also supporting the outbound tourism market, according to Yuthasak Supasorn, director general of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Nguyen Van Danh, vice chairman of the Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee, hosted a reception on December 22 for a delegation from Japan’s Toyama prefecture led by Governor Nitta Hachiro.

VOV.VN - The Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) has unveiled plans to begin receiving applications for the recruitment of nurses and orderlies to work in Japan, with this scheme being under the terms of the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Innovation Network in Europe (VINEU) is determined to become an independent organisation and pioneer among the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community in the path of innovation in Vietnam, Pham Huy Hoang, president of the VINEU, told Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung on December 14.

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam has expressed his belief that on the back of the Vietnam-Japan Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia, ties between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and Japanese partners, especially the Japan International Cooperation Agency, will continue to grow.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Japan in Hanoi introduced the opera project "Princess Anio" on December 9 as part of activities held to mark the 50th anniversary since both nations' diplomatic relations.

Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong received in Hanoi on December 9 Vice Chief of Staff of Japan’s Joint Staff Lieut. Gen. Suzuki Yasuhiko who is in Vietnam to attend the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022.

Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, received Special Advisor to the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Takebe Tsutomu in Hanoi on December 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Pham Ngoc Phuong Anh has officially unveiled the outfit that she will wear during the National Costume Competition at the Miss International 2022 pageant which is currently taking place in Japan.

A Vietnam-Japan trade promotion conference took place in Maebashi city, capital of Japan's Gunma prefecture, on December 3, gathering nearly 60 firms from both nations.