Nguyen Xuan Thang , Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, received a delegation of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) in Hanoi on March 28.

A blueprint that sets the future direction of the ASEAN- Japan economic partnership for the next decades is now under discussion.

The Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative (VJJI) has significantly contributed to improving the domestic business environment and raising Vietnam’s competitiveness in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, an official from the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has said.

Vietnam has great potential and advantages to develop oyster production chains, experts said at a conference on aquaculture technology organised in Ho Chi Minh City on February 14 by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Government-backed financial institutions from Japan, the US, and A us tralia have pledged to support Vietnam's efforts to cut carbon emissions , according to the chairman of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Nearly 200 Vietnamese citizens arrived home from Japan on a free flight operated by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 29 ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Japan wishes to expand cooperation with the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in agriculture and human resources.

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio presented a certificate of merit from Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs to Vu Tien Loc, former Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) for his contributions to the development of economic relations between the two countries at a ceremony on December 23.

The highlight of the 12th day of World Cup 2022 was the 2-1victory from Japanese players over Spain to advance to the 1/8 round as the top team of Group E, which was considered the group of death, with the participation of two former world champions of Spain and Germany.

Inflation in Japan has risen for the 13th consecutive month, due to the weaker yen and higher energy prices, hitting households throughout the country.

A seminar themed “Vietnam – An attractive destination for worldwide filmmakers” was held in Japan’s capital city of Tokyo on October 29, aiming to promote Vietnamese cinema to filmmakers around the world.

Vietnam wishes to continue receiving close coordination and assistance from the Japanese Government and businesses in promoting their strategic partnership on digital transformation , Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Huy Dung said on October 12.

Vietnam ranked first in terms of the number of foreign visitors to Japan in the first eight months of 2022, with over 160,000 arrivals, according to the Japanese National Travel Organisation (JNTO) Representative Office in Vietnam.

Despite their defeat in the match against Japan on October 2, Vietnam’s national futsal team enter the quarterfinals in the 2022 Futsal Asian Cup as it ranked second in Group D.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo on September 28, part of his trip to the Northeast Asian country to attend the state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi on September 25 to attend the state funeral of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Tokyo, Japan, from September 25 to 28.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) of Vietnam proposed that the Japanese side consider the exemption of Vietnamese interns from residence tax and income tax.

The Vietnam Festival in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture opened in Yokohama city on September 10 with the participation of a large number of people from both countries.