The 45th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) docked at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City on December 2 with 326 young delegates from ten ASEAN countries, including 29 from Vietnam.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam Office and the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) signed a record of discussions for the “project of promoting gender responsive financial inclusion through the Vietnam Women’s Union” in Hanoi on November 28.
A delegation of the Japanese Embassy to Vietnam and the Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) in Vietnam had an exchange with administrators and students of Quy Nhon University in the central province of Binh Dinh on November 28.
The Philippines and Japan on November 25 conducted a joint maritime exercise in waters off the coast of Manila, with the drills focusing on antipiracy and rescue operations.
Leading Vietnamese and Japanese experts and scientists shared knowledge and experience in medical research, biology and technology at a symposium held at Hanoi Medical University on November 24.
Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 23 for Chairman of the Board of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsu Financial Group (SMFG) and Sumitomo Mitsu Banking Corporation (SMBC) Koichi Miyata.
An exchange between medical students of Vietnam and Japan was held in Hanoi on November 23, aiming to further enhance medical cooperation and academic exchange between the two countries.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) further expand its investment in Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on November 22 for President of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and SMBC President Koichi Miyata.
The Adviser of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Hiroto Izumi, visited the Philippines on November 21 to discuss with the country’s Government officials on a 156 billion JPY (1.38 billion USD) aid to help upgrade transport infrastructure in Manila capital.
A working delegation from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will pay a visit to Japan in the first quarter of next year to promote trade and investment in the locality.
The Kizuna Ekiden Relay Run for Traffic Safety 2018 was held right in the heart of Hanoi jointly by the Ministry of Public Security and the Mainichi Shimbun Group of Japan on November 18.
The Japanese and Indonesian governments have agreed to foster cooperation in disaster mitigation following humanitarian aid and disaster mitigation programmes in the wake of powerful earthquakes and tsunami in Central Sulawesi province.
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