VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra on October 1 completed an 11-day tour of Japan that encompassed seven major cities under the baton of Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji. Tetsuji has devoted over 12 years to the VNSO.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has agreed to stop the implementation of the North – South sea optic cable project of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT), with VND3 trillion worth of Japanese ODA.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh secured a bronze medal at the Japan Open championships in Tokyo, after losing 0-2 to the world top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia on September 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan has granted 1,770 million Japanese yen (over VND472.1 million) in non-refundable aid to a Hanoi-based plant to generate electricity from waste.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra (VNOB) will begin a concert tour in Japan on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC) has sent 11 officers to Japan for training in aerospace technology at five universities in Japan under the Vietnam Aerospace Center Project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Festival 2013 will be organized in Tokyo on September 14-15 and in Nagoya on September 21-22 as part of activities to celebrate 40 years of establishing Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of cultural activities, festivals, art performances and investment promotion conferences will be held this month at the ‘Vietnam Days in Japan 2013’ in Japan’s Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya and Fukuoka cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese National Symphony Orchestra will work with Japanese artists on a “Vietnam Japan 40 Autumn Concert Tour”, running from September 14 to October 1 and visiting both countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous fashion designer Thuan Viet this month will bring three ao dai collections to five cities of Japan.

 An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit east off Japan at 9:19 a.m. local time Wednesday, with strong tremor felt in Tokyo.

 One of Japan's two remaining working nuclear reactors was taken offline Tuesday, with the other to be shut down later this month and no restarts in sight amid public hostility to nuclear power.

 They depict the attire worn by Vietnamese people from all levels of society.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Striker Le Cong Vinh has made good impression on Japanese football fans with his debut in the match between Consadole Sapporo and Ehime FC.

 Artist Trung Hieu will represent Vietnam at an exchange with Japanese calligrapher Takeda Souun in Hanoi on August 17.

 Insignia marks service by former president Anh; PM welcomes Japanese delegation's contributions to bilateral security; Relationship with Laos to be nurtured

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japanese cargo space craft Konotori no.4 carrying a super-small Vietnamese satellite to the International Space Station (ISS) will be launched into orbit on August 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam once exported 30,300 tons of rice to Japan in 2012. However, the door to the market has still been closed to Vietnamese exporters. Not one ton more has been exported since then.

 Culture key pillar of ties with Japan, says PM Dung; NA Chairman to visit ROK, Myanmar; Laos appreciates Vietnam’s effective assistance; Deputy PM Nhan to visit Hungary

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