With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement taking effect January 1, 2022, Japan and other member nations expect to revitalise the pandemic-hit economy through free trade in the economic bloc, regarded as the world's largest, covering about a third of the global economy, according to Japanese news agency Kyodo News.
The Japanese media on May 22-23 spotlighted the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly in Vietnam, especially at a time when the Southeast Asian country is battling with the resurgence of COVID-19 since late April.
Japanese precision chemistry firm Fujifilm Corp. is planning to expand its production facilities in Vietnam to make SARS-CoV-2 antigen test kits to serve the global markets.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of VNA (September 15, 1945 - September 15, 2020), Kyodo News President Toru Mizutani said he hopes VNA will affirm its central role in the regional media landscape and that relations between the two sides will develop further and stay abreast of the rapid pace of digital technology.
The Japanese Government plans to promote a platform to member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for digitalizing all trade-related documents, Kyodo News cited sources close to the matter as reporting on August 5.
Vietnam has been tapped by Japanese firms as the most promising place in Asia to invest in 2020, with India and Southeast Asian countries dominating other top spots, Kyodo News cited a survey as showing on January 8.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 13 extended sympathy to his Japanese counterpart Abe Shinzo over great losses in humans and property caused by Typhoon Hagibis.
Representatives from members of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) and guest agencies have highly valued the theme of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting (OANA 44), along with the efforts of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) as host.
In the context that websites and social media are flooded with unverified information, members of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) shared experience in regaining trust in mainstream news on the occasion of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting hosted by the Vietnam News Agency in Hanoi from April 18-20.
The Japanese government passed a plan to sign a revised free trade agreement (FTA) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a Cabinet meeting on February 26, according to Kyodo News.
A delegation of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) led by Nguyen Duc Loi, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and VNA General Director, is on a working visit to Japan from February 14-17 at the invitation of President of the Kyodo News Agency Toru Mizutani.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will chair the Mekong-Japan summit slated for October 9 in Tokyo with the participation of the leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, according to Kyodo News.
Jetstar Pacific announced on September 12 that it will continue to cancel flights to the Japanese city of Osaka until the end of September 20 as repair work is still underway at Kansai International Airport following the hit of Typhoon Jebi.
Japanese auto and motorcycle maker Suzuki Motor Corp. is sharply boosting its car sales in Myanmar, seizing a 52 percent market share in the first half of this year, according to the Kyodo News.
Japan’s economy revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi has welcomed the UK’s expression of interest in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to Kyodo News.
The Japanese Diet on June 29 enacted a bill to implement domestic procedures before the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Tran-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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