The Homeland Spring 2025, themed “Vietnam’s Heart,” began in Osaka, Japan, on January 4. The event aims to deepen love for the homeland, celebrate Vietnamese culture, strengthen Vietnam-Japan friendship, and boost economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.
Lao Ambassador to France Kham-Inh Khitchadeth and the embassy’s staff visited the Vietnamese Embassy in France on August 31 to offer congratulations on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945-2024).
Ba Ria - Vung Tau is delighted to promote economic partnerships with Izumiotsu city of Japan’s Osaka prefecture and expand bilateral ties to other fields, an official of the southern Vietnamese province said on May 21.
The Vietnamese General Consulate in Osaka in collaboration with authorities of Japanese prefectures and Vietnamese associations and organisations in Kansai region has held the second Vietnam Festival in Osaka, Japan.
Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 8 for a delegation of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance of Osaka prefecture led by its Chairman Wada Kenji, who is on a visit to Vietnam from November 7-11.
The Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka and the Japan’s festival organisation committee on June 10 held a ceremony to launch the Vietnam Festival 2023, an activity marking the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.
A business matching event was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15 to help Vietnamese enterprises seek partners and opportunities for export to Japan.
A total of 15 Vietnamese enterprises participated in the M-Tech Osaka 2022 expo on October 5-7 in Osaka, Japan, with the aim of enhancing cooperation and developing technologies in the country.
Vietnam has arranged a booth designated to popularise the protection of its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos at a Vietnamese food and consumer goods fair in Osaka, Japan.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced a plan to increase flight to Asian destinations such as Japan and India, considering the strong recovering demand for air travel.
The procuracy agency of Osaka has proposed a sentence of 18 years in jail for a Dominican man who allegedly murdered a Vietnamese student in the Japanese prefecture.
Vietnamese diplomatic missions in Japan will continue to coordinate with Japanese agencies for the urgent investigation into the death of a Vietnamese man in Osaka while implementing necessary citizen protection measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang informed at a regular press conference of the ministry held online on August 5.
Vietnam Airlines announced on October 13 that all of its flights from and to Japan will run on normal schedule starting October 14, after being rescheduled due to super typhoon Hagibis that hit the country.
Vietjet Air has announced it will adjust schedules of flights to and from Japan’s Tokyo and Osaka from October 11-13 as super typhoon Hagibis is approaching the country.
Vietnam Airlines has announced it will adjust schedules of flights to and from Japan’s Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo on October 12 as super typhoon Hagibis is approaching the island country.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed an initiative to form a global network on sharing data on oceans and sea, towards a global framework on preventing marine plastic waste at a discussion on climate and environment within the framework of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with leaders of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Associations of the Kansai region and Sakai city on June 29 as part of his trip to Osaka of Japan to attend the 14th G20 Summit.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the Vietnamese Government delegation arrived at Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan, at 14:50pm (local time) on June 27, to attend the 14th G20 Summit and visit Japan at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.
Budget carrier Vietjet Air launched daily flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka on December 14, making it the airline’s second direct air route connecting Vietnam and the Japanese city, after Hanoi-Osaka route.
