VietNamNet Bridge – Japan's 4-3 win over Australia on Sunday has pushed the winner and hosts Viet Nam to the semi-final round of the Ha Noi's ASEAN Football Federation U19 Nutifood Cup.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange will cooperate with  Japan’s Bunraku Puppet Theater from Bunraku Company to give an exchange and performance program

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese labor export companies have reported a sharp increase of 30 percent from Japan for Vietnamese laborers.

At the invitation of Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida paid an official visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 2 with the aim of promoting deeply and widely the Vietnam–Japan strategic partnership in many fields.

Heavy rain has hampered rescue operations in Japan's Hiroshima prefecture where a deadly landslide killed at least 39 people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Vietnamese visiting Japan has increased due to incentives to expand bilateral tourism, VGP News quoted Viet Nam Tourism Association vice chairman Vu The Binh as saying.

 At least 27 people have been killed in landslides that struck Japan's Hiroshima prefecture, officials say.

 Rice exports to hit 6.3 million tonnes in 2014; Rice exports to hit 6.3 million tonnes in 2014; Revised zoning plan for Dung Quat seaport 2 approved; Companies search for offices in Ha Noi; Russia opens door to Vietnamese seafood

The security environment around Japan has become "increasingly severe" amid tensions with China and concern over North Korea, the Japanese defence ministry's annual white paper says.

The Japanese Government has decided to provide Vietnam with six used patrol boats as part of a non-refundable aid package, and hopes these vessels will be upgraded for security patrols at sea.

 PM Dung affirms close Vietnam-Japan ties; Legal experts analyse lawsuit mechanisms; Japanese FM honours Vietnam’s Japan Alumni Chairman; President Sang tours Quang Ninh island districts; Senior leaders pay tribute to fallen soldiers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Enterprise Development Department Ho Sy Hung spoke with Hai Quan about a development plan to support SMEs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Large numbers of Overseas Vietnamese (OVs), including students, marched in The Hague, the Netherlands, on July 12 condemning China’s provocative acts in the East Sea.

 Hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to seek shelter as a powerful typhoon passes over Japan's Okinawa island chain.

Japan is completing legal procedures for an ODA sum to be provided for the Vietnamese Government’s project to build new patrol ships for law enforcement forces.

 Consumer prices in Japan rose at an annual rate of 3.4% in May, the fastest pace in 32 years, as the effect of the sales tax hike started to be felt.

 President hails Vietnam-Japan agriculture cooperation; Vietnam, Laos unveils La Lay border gate; Vietnam vows to enhance economic ties with Francophone states; Vietnam, Norway ink MoU on diplomacy cooperation

Senior officials of Japan and Vietnam met in Hanoi on Tuesday morning, three weeks after Japan announced that it would cancel ODA disbursement for railway projects in Vietnam that were believed to be involved in corruption.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Doan Xuan Hung has affirmed that Vietnam has published many proper evidences showing its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and China ’s historical documents are baseless.

 Vietnam, Japan boost defence cooperation; PM sends condolences to Bulgaria; UN body approves human rights report; Soc Trang urged to focus on ethnic minority poverty