The Deputy PM asked the two countries to soon sign an agreement on new-generation official development assistance (ODA) with more preferential terms for Vietnam in 2023, when they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations.

Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang receives apanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio.

Yamada affirmed that Japan attaches great importance to the promotion of ODA projects in Vietnam and is ready to participate in new projects in the country.

Japan is always a leading strategic partner in terms of ODA, providing 30% of all capital foreign sponsors have provided for Vietnam, about 29.3 billion USD, including 1.8 billion USD in non-refundable aid.

Addressing the Vietnam - Japan Economic Forum 2023 earlier the same day, Deputy PM Quang highlighted all-round strides in bilateral connections.

In particular, partnerships in economy, trade, and investment have always been a bright spot and an important impetus for the countries’ relations to become substantive and generate practical benefits for their people and businesses.

Japan is currently the biggest ODA supplier, the second biggest partner of labour cooperation, and the third largest investor and tourist source of Vietnam. It also ranks fourth among trading partners of the Southeast Asian nation.

Bac Giang has five more longan growing area codes for Japanese market

(BGO) – On authorization of Japanese competent organization, the Department of Plant Protection (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) has recognized five more longan cultivation areas in Bac Giang province that are qualified to be granted with growing area codes (GAC) to export to Japan with total area of over 53.2 hectares.   

Free flight brings Vietnamese citizens home from Japan for Tet holiday

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.

Japanese football club signs Vietnamese striker

Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong has joined topflight Japanese club Yokohama FC after his contract ended with domestic club HAGL.

Vietnamese manga wins Japanese prize

The comedic Vietnamese manga “Bam Thay Tuong Co Thay Vu Den Tim” (Rain on a Moonlit Night) has been named a bronze medal winner by the Japan International Manga Awards.

Japanese newspaper lauds V-pop star from Bac Giang province

The Japan Times has complimented Vietnamese singer Phung Khanh Linh, a native from Bac Giang province for her latest album ‘Citopia,’ which embraced city pop, a popular urban Japanese sound from the 1980s.

Source: VNA