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Specifically, in May this year, Professor Tho, who has been a member of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Economic Advisory Group since 2017 and a professor of economics at Waseda University in Tokyo since 2000, was awarded the Japanese Emperor’s Order of the Sacred Treasure: Gold Rays, in recognition of his contributions to developing economic relations between Japan and Vietnam.

Tran Ngoc Phuc (fourth, right), Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Japan, at the Order presentation ceremony in November.

Meanwhile, Phuc received the Japanese Government’s Order of the Rising Sun: Silver Rays in November, thanks to his contributions to Japan’s development as well as the relations between Japan Vietnam.

Addressing the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Hong Nam said that Vietnam and Japan are celebrating the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties this year. The year also witnesses the success of the Vietnamese community in Japan, with two Vietnamese nationals receiving the country’s noble awards.

The leader of the Komeito Party of Japan Natsuo Yamaguchi congratulated the successes of the Vietnamese community in Japan and expressed his delight at fine development in the bilateral relations

Phuc appreciated the attention the Vietnamese Embassy has paid to the Vietnamese community in Japan.

Strong development in bilateral ties and the care of the embassy will encourage many Vietnamese in Japan to exert their efforts to contribute to Japan as well as the two countries’ relations, he said.

Vietnamese, Japanese drawn closer via cultural exchanges

Lying in Asia, Vietnam and Japan share similarities that bring them closer together in terms of culture, style, and sentiment. These days, they have become even more integrated via bilateral cultural exchanges.

 

Southeast Asia-Japan youth ship arrives in HCM City

The 45th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) docked at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City on December 2 with 326 young delegates from ten ASEAN countries, including 29 from Vietnam.

 

Hue students receive scholarships from Japan

Twenty disadvantaged students with outstanding academic results of the Hue University received Japanese-funded scholarships worth 300 USD each at a ceremony held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 3.

 

Japan helps to promote financial services for Vietnamese women

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam Office and the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) signed a record of discussions for the “project of promoting gender-responsive financial inclusion through the Vietnam Women’s Union” in Hanoi on November 28.

 

Female Vietnamese academician receives Japan’s noble order

Academician Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Chairwoman and CEO of the Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC), has been conferred Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for her important contributions to the development of Japan.

 

Source: VNA