VOV.VN - A special art programme exchange will be held at Phuc An Asuka urban area in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang from April 29 to May 1 in an effort to introduce the quintessential nature of both local and Japanese cuisine and folklore.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Na has handed over a ball with the footballers’ signatures to Takehiro Kano, head of the Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia Department under the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to convey it to Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.

Labour Hero, People's Teacher, Professor and Doctor Vo Tong Xuan - Honorary Rector of Nam Can Tho University has been bestowed “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” by the Japanese government for his contributions to promoting agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and Japan.

Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho met with a visiting delegation from the Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on April 13 to discuss a range of potential cooperation, particularly in economic development.

VOV.VN - With the Xich Lo (cyclo) becoming a popular mode of transport in Hanoi in the 1990s, let’s take a closer look at Xich Lo through the lens of a Japanese photographer.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi Dinh Tien Dung on March 23 hosted a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio and representatives of the Sumitomo Corporation and BRG Group of Japan to review the implementation of a smart city project in the northern area of Hanoi.

There was a significant increase in Japanese investment in Vietnam’s non-manufacturing industries, such as retailing, education, health care, energy, finance and insurance, transport and real estate.

“Vietnam Festa★Online - Kanagawa is a friend of Vietnam,” an online exchange among Vietnamese and Japanese youngsters took place in Tokyo on March 12, the first of a series of events leading up to the Vietnamese Festival in Kanagawa.

Domestic firms should consider expanding partnerships with Japan in new areas like smart city and startup incubation, suggested Dr. Vo Tri Thanh, Director of the Institute of Branding and Competition Strategy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s political and macroeconomic stability represents the major factor behind Japanese enterprises’ decision to expand their operations in the country, said Watanabe Nobuhiro, Japanese Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City.