The Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year got underway in Ho Chi Minh City onFebruary 27 to celebrate the 40 th anniversary of diplomatic tiesbetween Vietnam and Japan .
The launch,organised by the Japanese Consulate General in HCM City , saw theparticipation of municipal leaders and various Japanese businesses inthe city.
Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’sCommittee Le Manh Ha said the ceremony was significant as it heralds anarray of cultural and artistic activities to be held in the locality togreet the two countries’ 40-year diplomatic relations.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1973, Vietnam andJapan have enjoyed constant developments in all fields of theirrelationship, Ha said, citing Japan as the first country in the Groupof Seven (G7) to set up strategic partnership with Vietnam , inApril, 2009.
The strategic partnership has alsofurther tightened the relations between governments and people ofVietnam and Japan , according to Harumitsu Hida, Japanese ConsulGeneral in HCM City .
He noted that in March, variouscultural exchanges will take place in HCM City to introduceJapanese culture to Vietnamese friends.
During the event,participants had a chance explore special taste of various kinds ofSake , Japan ’s most famous rice wine, introduced by Japanese wineexperts.
Over the past 40 years, over the ups and downs of history, the Vietnam-Japan relations have yielded a lot of fruits.
On the plane of politics, high-ranking leaders have regularly exchanged visits to strengthen bilateral ties.
In the field of trade, Japan is now Vietnam ’s third largestpartner with a two-way trade turnover reaching nearly 25 billion USD in2012.
By the end of last year, the country rankedfirst among countries and territories investing in Vietnam with over1,800 projects with a total registered capital of 29 billion USD.-VNA
The launch,organised by the Japanese Consulate General in HCM City , saw theparticipation of municipal leaders and various Japanese businesses inthe city.
Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’sCommittee Le Manh Ha said the ceremony was significant as it heralds anarray of cultural and artistic activities to be held in the locality togreet the two countries’ 40-year diplomatic relations.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1973, Vietnam andJapan have enjoyed constant developments in all fields of theirrelationship, Ha said, citing Japan as the first country in the Groupof Seven (G7) to set up strategic partnership with Vietnam , inApril, 2009.
The strategic partnership has alsofurther tightened the relations between governments and people ofVietnam and Japan , according to Harumitsu Hida, Japanese ConsulGeneral in HCM City .
He noted that in March, variouscultural exchanges will take place in HCM City to introduceJapanese culture to Vietnamese friends.
During the event,participants had a chance explore special taste of various kinds ofSake , Japan ’s most famous rice wine, introduced by Japanese wineexperts.
Over the past 40 years, over the ups and downs of history, the Vietnam-Japan relations have yielded a lot of fruits.
On the plane of politics, high-ranking leaders have regularly exchanged visits to strengthen bilateral ties.
In the field of trade, Japan is now Vietnam ’s third largestpartner with a two-way trade turnover reaching nearly 25 billion USD in2012.
By the end of last year, the country rankedfirst among countries and territories investing in Vietnam with over1,800 projects with a total registered capital of 29 billion USD.-VNA
