VOV.VN - Pa Khoang island in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien is one of the best places nationwide to contemplate the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms imported into the country.

VOV.VN - Japanese seafood companies plan to start processing Hokkaido scallops in Vietnam from January 8 following China’s recent ban on Japanese seafood imports, and to take advantage of the low labour cost in Vietnam, according to Nikkei Asia.

VOV.VN - Italian soprano Angela Nisi arrived in Hanoi on December 30 for a special New Year concert in the capital on January 1, 2024.

VOV.VN - Internationally-acclaimed conductor Yutaka Sado is scheduled to lead a concert themed The Great Wave on January 4 at the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 26 for visiting Chairman of the Presidium of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee Shii Kazuo.

Politburo member, Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Secretariat Truong Thi Mai on December 25 held talks with Chairman of the Presidium of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee Shii Kazuo who is paying an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of CPV Central Committee.

VOV.VN - Major General Vu Trung Kien, Deputy Commander in charge of law of the Vietnam Coast Guard and Vice Commandant Watanabe Yasunori of the Japan Coast Guard co-chaired the 10th bilateral meeting between the two forces on December 20 in Tokyo.

VOV.VN - The “VNSO Christmas Charity Concert 2023” will be held on December 26 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi in order to raise funds for disadvantaged children, according to the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the family of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on December 18, within the framework of his trip to attend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions for former Special Ambassador for Vietnam-Japan Sugi Ryotaro and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation Maeda Tadashi in Tokyo on December 18 as part of his trip to Japan for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, and bilateral activities.