Ho Chi Minh City hopes to be a model of local-to-local cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, said at a ceremony on September 20 to mark the 50th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties.

The Vietnam - Japan relations are now in their prime and live up to the countries’ extensive strategic partnership, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu said on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (September 21, 1973 - 2023).

GL Cables Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Vietnam Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop smart lighting products at a September 20 ceremony in Chau Duc Industrial Park in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working lunch with chief executive officers of leading US enterprises in the semiconductor industry in Washington DC on September 19 morning (local time).

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches great importance to promoting the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told outgoing Ambassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang at a reception in Hanoi on September 20.

Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Truong Thi Ngoc Anh hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 19 for a delegation of the College of Women of the Cao Dai Minh Chon Dao, a sect of Caodaism.

VOV.VN - Many global tech giants have been pouring billions of US dollar into semiconductor chip production lines in Vietnam in an effort to get the lion’s share of the lucrative industry in the country, reports Cong Thuong (Industry and Trade) newspaper.

VOV.VN - J&T Express Vietnam, an express delivery brand based on the development of technology and the Internet, was honoured at the Asian Technology Excellence Awards 2023 recently held in Thailand.

VOV.VN - Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived in Hanoi on September 20 for a six-day working trip to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Sen. Lieu. Gen, Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, hosted a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi on September 20 for Gen. Chalermphon Srisawasdi, Chief of Defense Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, who is on a visit to Vietnam.