VOV.VN - Many Japanese enterprises have plans to expand their investment activities in Vietnam, which is considered by the Japanese business circle as the second most attractive investment destination after the US, according to Nakajima Takeo, chief representative from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).

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.

VOV.VN - A large number of Vietnamese and Japanese businesses attended a workshop in Tokyo on July 13 with the aim of promoting trade and investment in Hai Duong, a locality in North Vietnam.

The annual roundtable conference between Ho Chi Minh City officials and the Japanese business community has become an effective communications channel, contributing to building close ties between the two sides, delegates said an event marking 20 years of the conference on December 14.

Vietnam’s central coastal province of Phu Yen will cooperate with two Japanese businesses in the aquatic sector and sorghum material area development, under memoranda of understanding reached on November 24 within the framework of the official visit to Japan by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - A total of 26 Japanese businesses are set to participate in the Online Business Matching Program 2021 slated for October 15, an event which aims to enhance connectivity, seek business opportunities, and establish a new partnership with local firms.

A programme to promote connections for technology supply and demand between Vietnamese and Japanese businesses was held virtually on July 20.

The Japanese Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH) has donated US$20,000 to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund, an initiative aiming to provide enough vaccines for the inoculation of at least 75% of the country’s population.

VOV.VN - With the increasingly strong digital transformation globally, Japanese enterprises have shifted their investment into Vietnam by promoting trade in services through cross-border e-commerce.

Deputy Chairman of the People’s Committee of Can Tho Nguyen Van Hong on March 29 discussed with Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Shimizu Akira measures to boost cooperation and investment from Japanese businesses to the city in particular and the Mekong Delta in general.