29-10-2021 22:00
With Vietnam strongly accelerating infrastructure construction in service of the country’s socioeconomic development, Japan is expected to continue supporting its strategic partner via official development assistance.
29-10-2021 11:00
VPBank announced the completion of a 49 per cent stake sale of its consumer finance arm FE Credit by SMBC Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. (SMBCCF), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (SMBC Group).
28-10-2021 11:00
Recent loan and credit agreements among Vietnamese banks and international financial organisations are reinforcing faith in promoting long-term growth prospects in Vietnam through renowned banks.
19-10-2021 18:59
Following the reopening, more Japanese retailers are stepping up operations in Vietnam, betting on the huge potential consumption demand of local customers.
15-10-2021 08:00
Japan has been among the biggest foreign investors in Vietnam through greenfield ventures as well as mergers and acquisitions. Yuto Kono, principal and head of Genesia Ventures Vietnam, explained to VIR’s Thanh Van how Japanese funds are preparing the next generation of Vietnamese unicorns.
08-10-2021 11:07
Bizzi, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that streamlines themanual accounting processes, has closed a $3 million Pre-Series A round led by Money Forward, a leading fintech/SaaS company in Japan, with additional participation from local venture capital firm Do Ventures and returning Singapore-based investor Qualgro.
06-10-2021 14:28
Japan’s Fujikin Inc. has officially broken ground on a research and development (R&D) centre worth $35 million in Danang Hi-Tech Park.
06-10-2021 11:38
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals remain attractive segments to Japanese buyers. Masataka “Sam” Yoshida, head of the Cross-border Division of RECOF Corporation and CEO of RECOF Vietnam Co., Ltd., talked with VIR’s Thanh Van about the appetite of Japanese investors for the Vietnamese market.
04-10-2021 08:57
Japan's Hitachi Ltd. has signed a deal with Bao Viet Insurance, Vietnam's biggest non-life insurer, to drive innovation in the insurance business.
01-10-2021 17:13
Vietnam has received 300 vaccine refrigerators funded by the government of Japan and procured through UNICEF.
30-09-2021 09:47
Japanese tech giant Panasonic has completed a new factory in Binh Duong province in southern Vietnam and will start production and shipment of ceiling and ventilating fans from October 13.
28-09-2021 18:36
Japan-based Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. will purchase a 20 per cent stake in Bitexco Power Corporation, a subsidiary of Bitexco.
25-09-2021 20:36
The Tokyo High Court on September 24 issued a ruling that ordered Yasumasa Shibuya, who murdered nine-year-old Vietnamese girl Le Thi Nhat Linh in 2017, to pay a compensation of 70 million JPY (634,000 USD) to the victim’s family.
24-09-2021 18:00
Pfizer confirms that there is no safety issue regarding the presence of white/off-white opaque amorphous particles found in vials of the new coronavirus vaccine in Japanese cities.
23-09-2021 16:01
Businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) poured over 2.43 billion USD into Vietnam in the first eight months of 2021, ranking third in terms of total registered capital after Singapore and Japan.