The 45th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) left Cat Lai port, Ho Chi Minh City on December 5, continuing its trip to Japan till December 12.  The ship carried 326 young delegates from 10 ASEAN countries, including 29 from Vietnam.Speaking at the farewell ceremony, Vice Secretary of the municipal chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Nguyen Viet Que Son said

The Embassy of Japan in Hanoi held a ceremony on December 4 to posthumously present the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Do Muoi.Guests at the ceremony included Pham Minh Chinh, member of the CPVCC Politburo, Secretary of the CPVCC, head of the CPVCC’s Commission for Organisation and President of t

Tokyo, 23 September 2018 The Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in Japan would like to inform, with deep sorrow and great sadness, that His Excellency Mr. Tran Dai Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, passed away on 21 September 2018. The 26 and 27 of September 2018 have been declared National Days of Mourning in Viet Nam. A Book of Condolences will be opened at the E

The two-day Vietnam festival was started on September 8 in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture, drawing large crowds of spectators as it is one of the most expected in the country. Vietnam festival in  Kanagawa prefecture Opening the festival, Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong said the event is being organized to intensify the cultural and economic exchanges between Vietnam and the prefecture.

The Vietnamese Embassies in Japan on August 31 organised ceremonies to mark the country’s 73rd National Day (September 2). Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong at the ceremonies to mark the country’s 73rd National Day. At the event, Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong recalled Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements since it won independence 73 years ago.He thanked the Japanese Government and peo

A concert marking the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations was held at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo on July 20 with the presence of the Japanese Emperor and Empress. The concert took place at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo on July 20 After the two countries’ national anthems, the audience enjoyed famous musical pieces of the world and Vietnam performed by artists of the Vietnam National

The Vietnamese Government has presented Japan with a 100,000 USD donation to aid the reconstruction effort after the country was severely hit by torrential rains and floods earlier this month. The Foreign Ministry’s representative hands over donation from the Vietnamese Government to Ambassador of Japan to Vietnam Umeda Kunio  The Foreign Ministry’s representative handed over the donation to Amba