The Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has signed an agreement to provide 130 musical instruments worth 75,716 USD to the Can Tho College of Arts and Culture as part of the Japanese Government's non-refundable aid programme for culture at local level.

VOV.VN - CPV Food, a member of C.P Vietnam Livestock JSC, is set to ship its first batch of processed local chicken to the Japanese market in October.

FPT has announced an investment in the Japanese business consulting services provider LTS Inc, becoming a strategic shareholder.

VOV.VN - Leading Japanese retail group AEON has unveiled plans to triple the number of its shopping malls nationwide to 16 between now and 2025 in an attempt to gain an advantage in the food sector, reported Japanese news service Nikkei Asia.

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) hosted a dialogue with Japanese businesses on the implementation of social and health insurance policies, in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on October 11.

VOV.VN - A Japanese film festival is set to be held across Vietnam between October 21 and November 27, announced the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.

Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, on October 10 hosted a reception for Matsuzawa Tomoko, Director for Defence Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region of the International Policy Division of the Defence Policy Bureau under the Japanese Ministry of Defence.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) is set to hold a dialogue with approximately 100 Japanese firms on October 11 in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and offered condolences to Akie Abe, the widow of late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at her home on September 28.

VOV.VN - A state-funeral was held in Tokyo on September 27 for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot dead nearly three months ago.