Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Yokohama are working to establish a direct air link that serves the increase number of business travellers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Ngoc Phuc—the founder of the small to medium-sized Japan-based enterprise Metran that specialises in High Frequency Oscillation (HFO) - says his greatest happiness comes from returning home and contributing to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran singer Hong Hanh will perform popular songs of the late renowned composer, Trinh Cong Son, tonight (Feb 11) in Wakayama, Japan.

A lot of Vietnamese enterprises have been trying to develop organic food which is in high demand in the world market. However, it is still impossible to organize the production in large scale because of the required heavy investments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japanese yen depreciation by 20 percent against the US dollar has made Vietnamese software firms lose big money.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has honoured former Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Cao Viet Sinh for his contributions to the cooperation between Japan and Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan will boost cooperation in agriculture, human resource training, technical assistance and science and technology with Vietnam, Ambassador Hiroshi Fukada has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan trounced host Viet Nam 7-0 during the second round match of an international under-19 football tournament, the Nutifood Cup, held at the HCM City's Thong Nhat Stadium yesterday, Jan 8.

VietNamNet Bridge – Living far from his home of Okinawa Island in Japan, Dai Muyaguni tempers his homesickness and obvious pride for his hometown’s culture by performing sanshin, a traditional Japanese musical instrument,

 Vietnamese awarded at Miss ASEAN contest; Traditional Japanese culture on display in Hanoi; Hanoi hosts Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013; Beethoven Symphony No. 9 concert prepares for debut

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Under-19 players Pham Duc Huy and Do Duy Manh will test their skills in Japan today, Dec 17, where football is played at the top level of Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thi Ha Thanh won a gold medal at the Toyota Cup international gymnastics tournament in Japan yesterday, Dec 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced an official development assistance package valued at around 100 billion JPY for Vietnam during the December 15 talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

Customs officers at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on December 7 seized a Filipino national carrying 3.6kg of cocaine into Vietnam.

 A Vietnam-Japan security dialogue at the deputy ministerial level, the first of its kind between the two countries, was held in Hanoi on November 26.

Vu Hoang Diep, the first Vietnamese woman to win a major beauty contest, the 2009 Miss International Beauty, faced public criticism for her "shocking" jeans, after the images were captured by two Singaporean newspapers.

Many people have been tricked out of money in a rush to buy low-cost plane tickets as the busy year-end season approaches.

 Japan firm builds US$28-mln plant in Dong Nai; Law to be revised to ensure fairness; Vietnam prioritises trade ties with EU; Vietnamese retail market to watch for big rewards

 VietNamNet Bridge – Not only Vietnamese traditional hand made or farm produce, but modern high technology products have also deluded Japanese customers.

 Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam has won the 2013 Asian Townscape Awards given by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.