Vietnam sent more than 146,000 guest workers abroad over the past 11 months, including 74,000 to Japan, according to statistics released by the Department of Overseas Labor under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Japan has just signed the fourth agreement with Vietnam to provide an additional VND7 trillion in official development assistance (ODA) for HCMC’s first metro line that connects Ben Thanh Market and Suoi Tien Theme Park.

Deputy Director of the HCM City Department of Planning and Investment Pham Trung Kien called on Japanese businesses to invest in 15 industries in which the city is striving to attract investment.

Of nearly 900 Japanese businesses in Vietnam, 54.3 percent of them are profitable businesses.

Bilateral trade between Japan and Việt Nam has grown over 90-fold in the past three decades, thanks to proactive efforts in trade liberalisation, making Japan Vietnam’s fourth-largest trading partner,

The Japanese film festival 2023 will get underway in the capital from December 8 to December 21, according to information given by the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.

Japanese Taiko master drummer Kensaku Satou will put on Senzen shows, a contemporary form of ballet dance, on December 16 - 17 at Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City.

A cherry blossom festival is set to return to Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien in mid-January next year as part of events held in celebration of 50 years of diplomatic ties between the nation and Japan.

The Hokkaido Festival in Ha Long city kicked off in the northern province of Quang Ninh, on November 17 evening.

A flight departing from Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture landed at Van Don International Airport in Vietnam’s northeastern province of Quang Ninh on November 16, marking the first direct flight between the destinations.

A ceremony was held on November 10 to sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between UNESCO Global Geopark Dong Van Karst Plateau and aspiring UNESCO Global Geopark Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau of Japan.

Japanese technology firms have visited Vietnam to recruit Vietnamese engineers to work at their factories in Japan.

The Japanese Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City have announced plans to issue e-visa to Vietnamese tourist groups starting from November 1.

One Japanese and two Vietnamese chefs will together introduce new dishes with Vietnamese-Japanese fusion, to connect the culinary cultures of the two countries.

The film festival promises to bring new and interesting views about Japan and its people.

Vietnamese and Japanese chefs are set to serve a unique fusion of street food of the two countries within the framework of the Japanese Culture Festival which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi next month.

Japan’s total official development assistance (ODA) commitment to Vietnam from April 2022 to March 2023 amounts to JPY18.9 billion (nearly VND31 trillion), excluding loans to the private sector.

A Japanese film festival will be held across four major cities nationwide, including Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City, from October 27 to December 21.

Famous Japanese anime singer Ito Kashitaro is expected to perform in Hanoi for the first time on October 29 – 30, according to the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.

Starting from November 1, 2023, the Embassy of Japan in Hanoi will begin issuing e-visas to Vietnamese guests traveling in groups, according to the embassy.