Tag: Japanese
Leading Japanese bank raises Vietnam’s economic growth forecast
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of Japan’s three core financial and banking institutions and among the world’s largest financial groups, has raised its forecast for Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 7.7% in 2025 and 8.2% in 2026, up from 6.9% and 7.4% projected in August.
Japanese Film Festival 2025 captivates Vietnamese audiences
The Japanese Film Festival 2025 is taking place from December 12, 2025 to January 25, 2026 in four major cities of Vietnam, namely Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City, captivating local audiences.
Ho Chi Minh City courts Japanese investment with growth blueprint
The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), together with the Japan Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH), hosted the 2025 Japan business roundtable in the city on December 12.
Vietnam, Japan seek to step up borderless business cooperation
The Vietnam–Japan Business Day 2025, themed “Borderless business cooperation,” took place in Tokyo on December 8, exploring opportunities and strategies to expand economic, trade and investment ties between the two nations.
Japanese Film Festival to return to Vietnam in coming weeks
VOV.VN - The 17th Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is set to take place across Vietnam from December 12, 2025 to January 25, 2026, aiming to bring Japanese cinema closer to local audiences.
Vietnamese seafood poised to expand market share in Japan
VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports to Japan reached US$1.445 billion over the past ten months of the year, standing out despite a contracting Japanese market caused by inflation, a weakened yen, and subdued consumer spending.
Tay Ninh enhances cooperation with Japanese partners in green hydrogen development
The southern province of Tay Ninh is seeking to attract greater Japanese investment into green hydrogen and renewable-energy technology, as provincial leaders met with a delegation from Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) and Obayashi Corporation on November 26.
Deputy FM receives leader of Japanese institute
Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang on November 24 hosted a reception for Ozeki Kenji, Director of Japan’s Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (MIGM), who is on a visit to Vietnam.
Tay Ninh boosts investment cooperation with Japanese enterprises
Two investment promotion conferences held by a delegation from Tay Ninh in Tokyo and Osaka have attracted a large number of Japanese participants, reflecting the strong interest of local businesses in the potential of the southern Vietnamese province.
Vietnamese version of MV “Blue Light Yokohama” spreads Vietnam-Japan friendship
The Vietnamese-language version of the music video (MV) Blue Light Yokohama has been widely introduced, attracting great attention as Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji performed the famous Japanese song in Vietnamese for the first time.