The parliamentary cooperation between Vietnam and Japan has become an important factor in fostering the two nations’ comprehensive relations, said a senior lawmaker of Vietnam.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that the Vietnamese Government will continue to always create favourable conditions for foreign firms to do business in Vietnam, including those from Japan.
The first Vietnam-Japan Environmental Week has provided the opportunity for Vietnamese environmental service providers to access suitable technologies in the field, said Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan.
Experience in preventing and controlling environmental pollution was shared among Vietnamese and Japanese experts at an international workshop in Hanoi on January 11.
The Vietnam-Japan joint committee on waste management will map out a cooperation plan to build policies towards effective, sustainable management and treatment of solid waste in Vietnam.
Vietnam Nutrition Food JSC (NutiFood) and Japanese beverage group Asahi, the owner of baby food brand Wakodo, on January 10 announced the establishment of their joint venture, aiming to bring nutritional products for children that fit Japanese standards into Vietnamese market.
Hanoi will prioritise the use of Japanese technology in waste treatment projects in the future, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at a reception for Japanese Vice Minister of the Environment Takaaki Katsumata in Hanoi on January 10.
Vietnamese and Japanese businesses presented air pollution control technologies and technological applications for waste and waste water management at a workshop in Hanoi on January 10.
The fifth Vietnam-Japan Environment Policy Dialogue was held in Hanoi on January 9 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
A goodwill ambassador will be selected for the first time during the Japan cherry blossom festival –Hanoi 2019 slated for March 29-31 in the capital city.
A work plan for 2019 to help Ho Chi Minh City review its climate change policies and update action plans was agreed at the final workshop of a Japan International Cooperation Agency technical cooperation project.
Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 7 for Chief of the Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force General Yoshinari Marumo.
A workshop introducing Japan’s advanced waste treatment technology was held at the Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) in Ho Chi Minh City by the SIHUB and Japanese MILAI Group on January 7.
A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada after the country’s Department of Justice (DoJ) recommended the filing of charges against him over three frauds.
The overthrow of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia by the Vietnamese military was an act of saving the humanity, and a great contribution to the international community, said a Japanese expert.
Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Aichi prefecture should accelerate cooperation in such potential sectors as engineering industry, electronics, information and technology (IT) and plastic chemistry, said Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.
Japan took the lead among 112 countries and territories invested in Vietnam in 2018, with 8.59 billion USD, making up 24 percent of the nation’s total FDI.
Vietnamese suppliers of home appliances and agricultural products have been the apple of Japanese businesses’ eyes thanks to their large export scale and steady growth in recent years.
