19-04-2021 10:34
US President Joe Biden has nominated Marc Evans Knapper, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan and the Republic of Korea in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the Department of State, to be US ambassador to Vietnam, according to a White House statement.
16-04-2021 10:00
Vietnam’s GDP success so far this year has been highlighted by the business community, demonstrating the country’s drastic efforts to reach the dual goals of controlling the coronavirus pandemic while maintaining economic development. Nakajima Takeo, chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation in Hanoi and vice chairman of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, discussed with VIR’s Minh Anh about how important the growth is, and highlights the Japanese business expectations from the new leadership.
15-04-2021 15:00
New Japanese joint ventures in Vietnam are providing the evidence that Vietnam is becoming a haven for trusting investments as the globe attempts to fight out of the pandemic recessions.
14-04-2021 11:10
Toshiba's president Nobuaki Kurumatani has resigned, the firm announced Wednesday, as a buyout offer from a private equity fund reportedly stirs turmoil inside the Japanese company.
09-04-2021 14:51
A British hedge fund's buyout offer for Toshiba faces a long road, including seeking regulatory approval and additional financing, the chairman of the Japanese firm's board warned Friday.
05-04-2021 13:28
Toppan Cosmo Inc., a trading arm of Japan's Toppan Printing Co., has set up a joint venture in Ho Chi Minh City with two Japanese partners to provide high-quality 3D computer graphics content, Kyodo News reported.
01-04-2021 09:30
Naomi Osaka's 23-match winning streak came to a crashing halt Wednesday as Japan's world number two was stunned 6-0, 6-4 by Maria Sakkari in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open.
27-03-2021 12:21
The first hotel of the Wínk Hotels chain developed by Indochina Capital and Kajima from Japan officially opened on March 24 on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City.
25-03-2021 14:00
Vietnam is seen as one of the most important investment destinations for Japan. Ikenaga Azusa, representative for the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in Hanoi, told VIR’s Nguyen Thu about the trend of Japanese investors through its newly-released report on overseas business operations by Japanese manufacturers.
25-03-2021 10:40
The Tokyo Olympics torch relay got off to a low-key start after a year's coronavirus delay on Thursday, with fans kept away as it embarked on a four-month journey across Japan that will end at the opening ceremony on July 23.
24-03-2021 18:22
Foreign investors from Thailand, South Korea, and Japan are eyeing investment opportunities in garment and textiles, construction, solar power, manufacturing, and retail in the Mekong Delta.
18-03-2021 13:48
Privately-held Trung Thuy Group and Takashiyama subsidiary Toshin Development recently clinched a co-operative agreement in the Lancaster Luminaire project which is expected to become a new symbol of Hanoi.
17-03-2021 09:32
Many Japanese businesses investing in Vietnam have been seeking cooperation in joint-surveys, research and human resources exchange with local universities as a crucial step to expand in Vietnam beyond Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
16-03-2021 16:46
About 36.1 percent of Japanese enterprises doing business in Malaysia intend to further expand their operations in the next one to two years, mainly in the food, precision medical equipment and transportation, according to an annual survey by the Japan External Trade Organization.
16-03-2021 10:00
Fierce competition in the market is seemingly destroying the prospects of well-known Japanese TV brands like Sharp and Toshiba, as their popularity plunges and availability in some showrooms becomes scarcer.