Japan will not suspend its official development assistance (ODA)-funded projects in Vietnam, a Vietnamese official has reported.

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed concern over China's possible use of force in the disputed East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saying that the current defense cooperation between Vietnam and Japan is "very good," Vice Minister of Defense Nguyen Chi Vinh hoped that the two countries would have field cooperation in the future.

 The operator of Japan's troubled nuclear power plant has started releasing groundwater into the sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese students have been struggling with a difficult student life in Japan, as they are abandoned by their overseas study consultancy companies.  

 President speaks highly of Japanese investment; NA deputies hail PM Dung’s political view; Prime Minister wraps up Philippines visit;

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Japan are likely to agree to speed up consultations on Japan 's provision of patrol ships for Vietnam to better cope with China 's rising maritime assertiveness in the East Sea.

 Vietnam Airlines looks set to commence two new air routes linking Vietnam and Japan this July to capitalize on rising demand for air travel between the two nations.

NA Standing Committee to convene 28th meeting; Fisheries Society calls on fishermen to continue to go offshore; Party Central Committee discusses draft reports; Vietnam boosts anti-terrorism work with Cambodia

 Japan expressed support yesterday for ASEAN leaders' calls for restraint and a de-escalation of tensions in the East Sea following Beijing's commencement of oil drilling in waters off Viet Nam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Retired Japanese teacher Nishimura Yoichi will release his 1,000-page book, The Prayer for Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange, this September.

 By March 2014, Japan had 2,237 valid projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of 35.38 billion USD, making it the largest of Vietnam’s foreign investors from 101 countries and territories around the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – Drawing paintings in Japanese anime style is a very popular trend in Vietnam and the world. Interestingly, Vietnam’s ao dai appear in many anime paintings.

SOEs stakes may be sold at discount rates; Trade surplus hits over US$1.08 billion in Q1; Local company imports a batch of Japan’s Koi fish; Banking, insurance firms draw complaints; Tobacco lobby pushes for tax increase delay

 Vietnam and Japan signed and exchanged a diplomatic note on the enactment of their agreement on double tax avoidance and tax evasion prevention, at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 15.

 A UN court ruling that the Japanese government must halt its whaling programme in the Antarctic has been welcomed in Australia and New Zealand.

 Talks to focus on tackling ODA fraud; HCM City needs over 460m USD for rural development; Deputy minister affirms resolve in improving personnel quality;

Japan has agreed at a nuclear summit in The Hague to turn over hundreds of kilos of nuclear material to the United States. 

The Ministry of Transport has suspended two depugy general directors of the Vietnam Railway Corporation to verify claims that an executive of the Japan Transportation Consultants Inc. bribed  Vietnamese transport officials with $800,000.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent visit to Japan by State President Truong Tan Sang is an important landmark signifying a new chapter in bilateral relations, says Deputy Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.