Thailand became the top importer of Japanese steel products for the first time in 2018, as major Japanese automobile, home appliance and machinery makers have moved into Southeast Asia's biggest production hub.
Honda Motor Co. will soon start testing its new PCX Electric scooters on Romblon Island in the Philippines amid the shift in consumer preference for carbon-free products, Kyodo News reported.
Japan is set to lift 86 percent of the tariff lines for Vietnamese products in line with its commitments in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Two P-3C aircraft of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force led by Lieutenant Colonel Kurishita Akihico began their two-day visit to Ho Chi Minh City on January 28.
Cinnamon Inc., a Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up firm, which has a technology research centre in Vietnam, said on January 28 that it has successfully raised 15 million USD from investors to serve the expansion of its operation in the US.
The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang held a meeting with Japanese firms on January 25 to introduce its potential, strengths, and preferential policies.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asserted that Vietnam extremely values its economic cooperation with Japan while hailing efforts of the Government and businesses of Japan in maintaining their country’s position as the top investor in Vietnam in 2017 and 2018.
There are many opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to sell their goods in Japan, according to Yuichiro Shiotani, director general of Aeon Top Value Viet Nam.
With a young population, great potential and increasing trade growth, Vietnam is offering big opportunities for Japanese firms to expand their market, according to the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the first G20 Sherpa Meeting hosted by Japan from January 19-20.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will continue work on visas so that more people from ASEAN countries can easily make a visit, said Yu Byung-chae, Director General of the Tourism Industry Bureau under the RoK’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Japan is one of Ho Chi Minh City’s most important partners in many spheres, from economy and investment to education, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.
Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City is looking to further promote exchange and cooperation activities in numerous fields with the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido, a local official has said.
The Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) has received several objects from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for exhibition at the country’s space museum.
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