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Akio Suzuki, one of the pioneering sound artists of Japan, will perforrm in Hanoi on July 17.

The authorities of Vinh Phuc province in the northern key economic region assured Japanese businesses of maximum support for them at a meeting on July 6.

Oita prefecture of Japan wishes to boost multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, Governor of the prefecture Hirose Katsusada told Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong.

Japanese agricultural businesses are making a beeline for Vietnam since the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is set to open up their country’s market and bring import tariffs down to zero.

Vietnamese businesses have invested 7 million USD into approximately 40 projects in Japan, as heard at a conference held on July 5 to further promote the investment.

Japan’s biggest airline ANA Holding Inc (ANA) has completed the purchase of an 8.77 percent stake in Vietnam Airlines, becoming a strategic shareholder of the national flag carrier.

Japan is deeply concerned about territorial sea disputes between China and other countries, Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Korro Bessho said on July 1.

Senior Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 27 for a visiting delegation from Japan’s Self Defence Force.

A workshop, themed "Opportunities for investing in support industry in Vietnam” was organised in Osaka City, Japan on June 23.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that Vietnam considers Japan a key partner in human resources development.

The second Vietnam festival in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture (Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2016) will take place in its coastal capital Yokohama from October 28 to 30.

Japan has shared its policy experiences and methods for training public officials in two books – a result of the cooperation between the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and JICA.

A recent survey conducted by Mizuho Research Institute of 1,100 companies in Japan shows growing interest in Vietnam as an investment priority among ASEAN countries.

The Vietnam Festival kicked off at Yoyogi Park, Japan’s Tokyo, on June 11, accommodating more than 110 booths and attracting about 180,000 visitors.