Participants of the meeting pose for a group photo (Photo: tienphong.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The current visit of the 45th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) to Ho Chi Minh City is meaningful to local residents, particularly youths, a municipal official has said. Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the city Huynh Cach Mang made his statement while receiving the SSEAYP executive board and representatives of 11 participating countries on December 4. At the reception, Mang praised the initiative of the governments of Japan and Southeast Asian nations in boosting connection, friendship and mutual understanding among their youths. Describing young people as a key driving force to turning HCM City into a smart city in the future, he said the visit is an occasion to make the southern economic hub better known among Southeast Asian and Japanese youths as well as to help local youths exchange their experiences with foreign peers. Administrator … [Read more...] about HCM City values Southeast Asia-Japan youth ship visit
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Good Goods Japan 2018 kicks off in HCM City
The Japanese business delegation, including 50 Japanese enterprises, and 100 Vietnamese ones introduced a wide range of products to Vietnamese consumers. The event has been held in Viet Nam since 2015, which has attracted the active participation of businesses from Japan, said representative of JETRO Takimoto Koji. Good Goods Japan 2018 not only helps the two countries' businesses to enhance trade exchanges and seek for partners but also provides further information on production process, product origin and preservation. After the Ho Chi Minh City event, the Japanese enterprises will go to Ha Noi and also pay a visit to a number of retail chains on December 6. By Thuy Dung … [Read more...] about Good Goods Japan 2018 kicks off in HCM City
Vietnam welcomes Southeast Asia-Japan youth ship
A ceremony was organised on December 2 to welcome the 45th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City, with 326 young delegates from ten ASEAN countries, including 29 from Vietnam. Vietnamese youths welcome Southeast Asia-Japan youth ship (Photo:VOV) The youths will stay in Ho Chi Minh City from December 2-5 to take part in a range of cultural exchange activities, visit schools, interact with the city’s students and youths and live with local residents to experience the daily life of Vietnamese families. Welcoming the ship, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Nguyen Ngoc Luong said he expected the youths from ASEAN and Japan will have good memories about Vietnamese people and nature from their stay in HCM City and at the same time, each of them will also leave good impressions here to strengthen ties between ASEAN and Japan. He urged Vietnamese participants to actively … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes Southeast Asia-Japan youth ship
Deputy Defence Minister hosts delegation of Japan self-defence forces
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang (right) and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) Rear Admiral Yoshihiro Goka. (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for a delegation of the Japan Self-Defence Forces and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Hanoi on December 3. The Japanese delegation, led by Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) Rear Admiral Yoshihiro Goka, was in Vietnam for a defence exchange between the two countries. Giang, who is also Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, spoke highly of the long-standing relations between Vietnam and Japan. Over the past 45 years since the two nations set up diplomatic ties, bilateral relations have grown remarkably thanks to political trust and cooperation in multiple areas, including politics, economy, security-defence, agriculture, culture, sports and tourism, he said. Such strong bonds … [Read more...] about Deputy Defence Minister hosts delegation of Japan self-defence forces
Vietnam, Japan boost coordination in helping AO/dioxin victims
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A delegation from the committee of religions for peace of Japan had a working session with representatives of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) in Hanoi on December 3. During the event, VAVA President Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Van Rinh said between 1961 and 1971, US troops sprayed some 80 million litres of herbicides which contain Agent Orange (AO) over southern Vietnam. About 4.8 million Vietnamese people are exposed to AO/dioxin, of whom over 3 million are victims and hundreds of thousands of children are in the third and fourth generations. Apart from attention and help from the Vietnamese Party, State and sectors, the AO/dioxin victims receive assistance from organisations and individuals in and outside the country, including those from Japan, Rinh said. The Japanese guests affirmed to continue cooperating with the VAVA in caring and help AO/dioxin victims.-VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan boost coordination in helping AO/dioxin victims