Japanese-based retail giant AEON is targeting bulk purchases of high-quality materials from Vietnam, Shiotani Yuichiro, General Director of AEON Topvalu Vietnam, said at a conference to connect Vietnamese firms with AEON’s supply chain held in Hanoi on April 25.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has affirmed that the Vietnamese government and north central localities are ready to offer all possible support to Japanese partners to expand their business operations there.
The good management of waste helps ensure urban beauty and safety, protect people’s health, reduce air and water pollution, adapt to climate change and spur economic development, Japanese experts said at a workshop in Hanoi on April 24.
The Vietnam Record Association and the Vietnam Records Organisation (VietKings) granted a record certificate to the Advanced International JSC (AIC) in recognition of the company’s Japanese cherry blossom festival in Hanoi on April 23.
Japan’s large import demand is a good opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to expand their market shares in the country, as well as access other potential markets through the global distribution network of the Japanese group AEON, experts said at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23.
Japanese financial service group SBI Holdings Inc. has joined up with Vietnamese information and communication technology giant FPT Corp. to launch a retail point rewards programme in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese delegation brought home three gold medals at the 30th Suzuki FIG World Cup 2019 in aerobic gymnastics, which wrapped up in Tokyo, Japan on April 14.
Japan was the biggest recipient of Vietnamese guest workers in 2018, replacing Taiwan (China) in the top spot. Attractive salaries have tempted more and more Vietnamese workers to Japan.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the water pollution treatment idea suggested by Japanese environmental experts while receiving them in Hanoi on April 11.
Japanese investment in Vietnam is expected to grow this year, given Japan’s recent initiative to shift investment to Vietnam and other Mekong River nations, as well as free trade agreements (FTA), experts said.
Many Japanese investors still lack information about Vietnam’s real estate market, heard an investment promotion workshop held by TMS Group in Fukuoka prefecture of Japan on April 10.
The Women’s Association of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan attended the 43rd charity fair of the Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) in Tokyo, Japan, on April 10.