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Vietnam, Japan ink free trade agreement

Japan and Vietnam signed an economic partnership pact Thursday with a promise to cut tariffs on 92 percent of goods and services they trade within a decade. The Economic Partnership Agreement was signed by Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang and Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone in Tokyo.It would come into... Read more

Vietnam, Japan ink economic partnership deal

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam and Japan signed an economic partnership compact in Tokyo on Dec. 25, laying the ground for a stronger bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation. Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (left), Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai (right) and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy... Read more

VN, Japan develop strategy to seal ties

VietNamNet Bridge – On the occasion of the Japanese Emperor’s birthday today, Viet Nam News spoke with the Japanese ambassador to Viet Nam, Mitsuo Sakaba. Japanese Ambassador to Viet Nam Mitsuo Sakaba.In October 2006, during Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s first visit to Japan, the prime ministers of Viet Nam and Japan agreed to turn the bilateral... Read more

Japan presents two gorillas to Saigon Zoo

VietNamNet Bridge – The two gorillas (Pan Troglodytes) presented by Japan are becoming acquainted with their new living environment at the Saigon Zoo. The female gorilla named Cai at Saigon Zoo. They have been given new Vietnamese names, Cai for the female and Cut for the male gorilla. In Vietnamese, Cai means female and Cut means crippled (Cut is... Read more

Japan recession deepens, Ireland bails out banks

A businessman passes the Bank of Japan (BOJ) building in Tokyo December 19, 2008. Japan warned Monday it was sliding deeper into recession after exports and business sentiment tumbled, while Ireland became the latest nation to pump cash into banks crippled by the worst financial crisis in 80 years. The world’s... Read more

Japan to help Vietnam strengthen car, electronic parts industries

Japan will help Vietnam develop auto and electronics parts manufacturing, a senior official from the Japan External Trade Organization said Thursday. Takezo Yanagida, Jetro executive vice president, said that Japanese assistance would focus on technical aspects like training to improve executives’ skills.The... Read more

VNA pilot detained in Japan on suspicion of smuggling

A Vietnam Airlines pilot was taken into custody in Japan Wednesday for alleged involvement in a ring that smuggled prohibited goods into the country, an airline spokesman said. Dang Xuan Hop, deputy captain of a Boeing 777 flight from Hanoi to Tokyo, was arrested at a hotel, according to Vietnam Airlines spokesman Trinh Ngoc Thanh.Japanese investigators... Read more

Vietnam Airlines’ pilot arrested in Japan

VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Xuan Hop, the second in command pilot of a Boeing 777 which flies on the Hanoi – Tokyo air route, has been arrested by the Japanese procuratorial agency for investigating a ring that trades illegal goods in Vietnam. A Boeing 777 of Vietnam Airlines.VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Xuan Hop, the second in command pilot of a Boeing... Read more

High speed railway engineers to be trained in Japan

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VRC) has signed a deal with the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), regarding the training of engineers in the use of Japanese high-speed rail technology. The railway project is one of Vietnam’s three major infrastructure projects and there is still much to do, particularly regarding human... Read more

Vietnam stresses importance of relationship with Japan

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has always recognised the importance of boosting its friendship and cooperation with Japan and of moving towards a strategic partnership with the latter for increased peace and prosperity in Asia. President Nguyen Minh Triet made this affirmation while receiving the former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in Hanoi on Dec.... Read more

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