VOV.VN - A Japanese expert working for Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd. has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Hanoi, announced the Hanoi Centre for Diseases Control (CDC).

VOV.VN - Tan Yen district in the northern province of Bac Giang which is renowned for lychee growing in Vietnam, hosted a ceremony on May 26 to mark the shipment of 15 tonnes of its lychees to Japan.

Japanese beverage company Kirin Holdings is stepping up support for coffee growers in Vietnam, amid a growing consumer demand for sustainable products.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is scheduled to attend the 26th International Conference on The Future of Asia from May 20 to May 21, with the event set to be held in the form of a video conference and hosted by Japanese media firm Nikkei Inc.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on May 14 received Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio, who expressed his strong wish for Hue’s further support for boosting the two countries' relations in his new post.

VOV.VN - In its external policy, Vietnam always considers Japan to be a strategic, long-term and leading important partner, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide during their phone talks on May 11.

The Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10 announced the Japanese Government’s decision to bestow the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Vietnamese Professor Vo Tong Xuan.

VOV.VN - Five enterprises in Bac Giang province, which is noted for lychee growing, are joining hands to help purchase and export the fruit to Japan, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on April 28 hosted a reception for Masahiro Yoshimura, General Manager of Business Development Department at Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), who is also in charge of managing Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).

VOV.VN - The export turnover of Japanese goods within the Vietnamese market recorded a rise of 17% last year, ranking among the top 10 countries in the region, according to Hirai Shinji, chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in HCM City.