japanese companies

Japan, ASEAN to integrate QR code payments from 2025

March 15, 2024 | 10:18

Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries will integrate QR code payments from 2025, aiming to facilitate spending between these countries without the need to exchange currency...

JETRO survey finds 57 per cent of Japanese companies plan to expand in Vietnam

December 12, 2023 | 15:49

A survey by JETRO has found that almost three fifths of the Japanese companies in Vietnam are looking to expand their operations over the next 1-2 years.

Rising Japanese interest in major M&A activities promising big ticket deals

July 23, 2021 | 14:00

Japanese companies are starting to accelerate their overseas expansion, with surging value of outbound mergers and acquisitions in the second quarter.

Japanese companies enticed by local investment climate

July 15, 2020 | 08:00

Driven by new encouraging policies and motivations, more fresh opportunities will be coming for Japanese investors in Vietnam, expecting a new investment wave ahead.

Two Japanese companies develop green energy in Cambodia

April 28, 2020 | 13:00

Two Japanese firms - renewable energy producer Aura Green Energy Co. and solar panel system provider WWB Corp - have teamed up to launch a hybrid power generation business combining biomass and solar energy in Cambodia in 2021, aiming to help secure stable power supply.

Japanese companies aim for new supply focus in Vietnam

April 21, 2020 | 10:00

Japan will earmark an economic stimulus package of $2.2 billion to help its manufacturing groups shift production out of China due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hirai Shinji, chief representative of the Japan Trade Promotion Organization (JETRO) in Ho Chi Minh City, shared with VIR’s Thanh Van how Vietnam can become an alternative investment destination for Japanese investors.