Addressing about 800 delegates of both countries at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue welcomed the largest-ever Japanese delegation attending an exchange programme so far.

At a conference of Vietnamese and Japanese local leaders.

For his part, Nikai Toshihiro, Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, said he hopes through this series of events, localities and businesses of the countries will form many partnerships, and participants will better understand the two Governments’ policies, regulations and incentives so as to boost cooperation in the future.

Also on January 13, Deputy PM Hue and Nikai attended the launching ceremony of Vietjet Air’s new routes to Japan.

Vietnam most promising Asian investment destination in 2020: Japanese survey

Vietnam has been tapped by Japanese firms as the most promising place in Asia to invest in 2020, with India and Southeast Asian countries dominating other top spots, Kyodo News cited a survey as showing on January 8.

Vietnam, Japan agree to further enhance political trust

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese FM Motegi Toshimitsu expressed their delight at the impressive development of the Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership over the past years, during their talks in Hanoi on January 6.

Japan, Taiwan dominate Vietnamese labor imports in 2019

As many as 134,482 of the 147,387 Vietnamese workers who went abroad in 2019 were hired in Japan and Taiwan, official statistics show.

Bac Giang actively prepares conditions for exporting lychees to Japan

(BGO) - On December 15, 2019, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officially opened the door for Vietnamese lychees to be exported directly to Japan. The information is a joy for lychee growers in Bac Giang, which boasts the largest concentrated lychee production area in the country. Reporters of Bac Giang Newspaper had an interview with Duong Thanh Tung, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, about this issue.

Vietnam, Japan enhance parliamentary ties

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong and Vice President of the House of Councillors of Japan Ogawa Toshio agreed to promote parliamentary cooperation between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi on December 18.

Source: VNA