japans second largest advertising firm expands in vietnam

Japan’s second largest advertising firm expands in Vietnam

Japan’s second largest advertising company Hakuhodo Digital is expanding its presence in Viet Nam with the launch of a full-service digital marketing agency, Hakuhodo Digital Vietnam, headquartered in HCM City.
adk acquires shares of vietbuzzad to enter vietnam

ADK acquires shares of VietBuzzAd to enter Vietnam

Japanese marketing firm ADK has acquired shares of HCM City-based digital agency VietBuzzAd to enter the Vietnamese market.
japanese gas firm buys 21 in pv low pressure gas

Japanese gas firm buys 21% in PV Low Pressure Gas

Japan-based firm Saibu Gas Co Ltd has become the large shareholder in PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas JSC (PV GasD).
toyota investing us 400 million in flying car company

Toyota investing US$400 million in flying car company

Japanese car giant Toyota said Thursday (Jan 16) it is investing nearly US$400 million in a company working on commercialising electric flying cars for "fast, quiet and affordable air transportation services".
japans ibaraki prefecture needs more vietnamese trainees

Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture needs more Vietnamese trainees

Japan’s Ibaraki prefectures hopes to receive more Vietnamese practitioners in the fields of agriculture, manufacturing and nursing in the time ahead, according to Satoshi Tsutsumiya, head of the job opportunity promotion bureau under the prefecture’s labour department.
japanese fashion giants see new frontier in vietnam

Japanese fashion giants see new frontier in Vietnam

Japanese fashion brands are swooping into Vietnam as local consumers become more brand-sensitive as they grow prosperous.
events held to bolster vietnam japan economic labour tourism ties

Events held to bolster Vietnam-Japan economic, labour, tourism ties

A ceremony was held in the central city of Da Nang on January 13 to kick off a series of workshops and forums on economic, labour and tourism cooperation between Vietnam and Japan.
prime minister welcomes secretary general of japans ruling party

Prime Minister welcomes Secretary-General of Japan’s ruling party

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Secretary-General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) Nikai Toshihiro, who also chairs the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on January 12.
vietnamese japanese governments sign exchange of note

Vietnamese, Japanese Governments sign Exchange of Note

The signing ceremony of Exchange of Note between the Government of Viet Nam and the Government of Japan for non-project hardware supply for Government’s information reporting system took place in Ha Noi on Thursday.
vietnam most promising asian investment destination in 2020 japanese survey

Vietnam most promising Asian investment destination in 2020: Japanese survey

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.
japans aozora bank to buy into vietnamese lender

Japan's Aozora Bank to buy into Vietnamese lender

Japan's Aozora Bank plans to take a 15 percent stake in Vietnam’s Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB) in April 2020, marking its first overseas deal since 2001.
uniqlo to open first store in hanoi city

UNIQLO to open first store in Hanoi city

Japanese global apparel retailer UNIQLO on January 7 announced the location of its first store in Hanoi, set to open in spring this year.
planes trains and boxes carlos ghosns audacious escape

Planes, trains and boxes: Carlos Ghosn's audacious escape

Private jets, bullet trains and boxes with holes for breathing: Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan, where he was awaiting trial, is worthy of a Hollywood plot.
osaka opens year with tough win over sakkari

Osaka opens year with tough win over Sakkari

Japanese star Naomi Osaka came from a break down in the third set to overcome Greece's Maria Sakkari in the first round of the WTA Brisbane International on Tuesday (Jan 7).
japans abe to visit middle east amid tensions

Japan's Abe to visit Middle East amid tensions

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates next week as regional tensions spike after the US assassination of a top Iranian general.