Vietnam’s exports to the Japanese market reached more than US$16 billion during the initial eight months of the year, up 4.8% against the same period from last year, according to the statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The 8th Vietnam Festival opened in Yokohama city in Kanagawa prefecture of Japan on September 7, marking another milestone in cultural exchanges between the two countries.

The Management Board of Industrial Parks in the northern province of Ha Nam on August 30 held a meeting with Japanese enterprises that are investing in industrial parks in the province.

In an interview with Nikkei, Pham Minh Tuan, CEO of FPT Software, stated that FPT is exploring investment opportunities to expand its operations in Japan, focusing on providing cloud services and AI solutions to support digital transformation.

In a strategic move to fortify its industrial foothold in Southeast Asia, the Japanese government has earmarked subsidies for Tokuyama Corporation's new manufacturing venture in Vietnam, according to Nikkei.

The 8th Vietnam Festival will be held in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture on September 7 - 8 to help strengthen bonds between the two nations, heard a press conference on August 14.

Two Vietnamese friends decided to start a garden full of of Vietnamese vegetables on land they borrowed from a Japanese neighbor to help ease their homesickness.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan met with Kubo Yoshitomo, Deputy Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam, on August 1.

The People’s Committee of Can Tho on July 24 held a working session with Fujitsu Limited of Japan on a project on providing technical support for the locality, aiming to build a smart city model through digital transformation in land management.

Japan continued to be the largest export market of Vietnamese coal in the first six months of this year, with a volume of 56,093 tonnes valued at US$15.7 million.

Japanese rescue forces have saved two exhausted Vietnamese climbers in Mount Biei, located in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.

The Vietnam-Japan digital transformation association (VADX JAPAN) made its debut in Tokyo on July 7.

The Vietnam-Japan Festival in the central beach city of Da Nang opened on July 4 evening.

Art troupes from Japan and Vietnam will perform in the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Festival showing all aspects of Japanese culture, from fashion to comic books, rock concerts to sports and of course food.

Japan will help Vietnam develop an environmental management certification system to reduce waste food for better environmental management and protection.

To ease her homesickness, Ms. Pham Thu Ha started planting rose bushes around her house in Japan. Unexpectedly, her rose garden became a local "masterpiece," admired by the entire neighborhood, inspiring others to plant roses too.

Vietnamese IT enterprises face significant challenges as they enter the Japanese market, where they encounter not only Chinese competitors but also major players from the US and Europe.

The Vietnam-Japan festival 2024 will take place at the Bien Dong (East Sea) Park in the central city of Da Nang from July 4 to 7, as part of celebrations to mark 51 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Film lovers in Vietnam will have a chance to enjoy several Japanese films when the Japanese Film Festival Online comes back this June.

Areas to be touched upon at the event include new energy, energy-saving machinery and systems, new materials, water and wastewater treatment, urban development and those relating to ecological and sustainable technology.