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On May 23, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a ¥18.871 billion ($148.17 million) ODA loan with the government for the “Disaster Prevention and Control and Climate Change Using Earth Observation Satellites, Phase II” project. The project will apply high-performance Japanese synthetic aperture radar satellite technology.

The “Innovation in science and technology of natural rubber for the global carbon cycle” project will be implemented in Vietnam for five years, from 2022 to 2027. Funded by Japanese ODA through the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) and implemented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the project focuses on developing advanced technologies to establish a large-scale protein-free natural rubber production process in Vietnam.

On May 1, in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his visiting Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, the Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and the Japanese financial group Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) signed an MoU on business cooperation to provide customers in Vietnam with high-quality products and services to contribute to the development of Vietnam’s financial market.

Speaking at the Vietnam - Japan cooperation seminar on technology innovation, digital transformation, and supply chain diversification on May 1, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who visited Vietnam from April 30 to May 1, said that Vietnam holds an increasingly important position in the global supply chain. Out of a total of 92 projects to diversify supply chains supported by Japan in ASEAN, Vietnam ranks first with 39 projects. He also emphasized that the possibility of cooperation between Vietnam and Japan is unlimited.

Japan has invested over $7.4 billion in Ho Chi Minh City over the past 20 years.

Vietnamese workers and interns will be unable to enter Japan for the time being as the Japanese Government decided to suspend the entry of foreigners from November 30, to prevent any spread of the Omicron variant. Japan is a key labor export market for Vietnam, recruiting nearly 19,200 Vietnamese workers in the first ten months of this year.

Prime Minister attends economic forum in Tochigi prefecture during official visit to Japan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a Vietnamese delegation visited Tochigi prefecture in Japan on November 23, during an official visit to the country, where the PM asked Governor Tomikazu Fukuda to expand business activities with localities in Vietnam to effectively exploit all potential and available cooperative mechanisms. He also witnessed a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement between Tochigi and northern Vinh Phuc province.

A memorandum of cooperation on low-carbon growth in the 2021-2030 period was signed between Vietnam and Japan on October 14, aimed at promoting investment in and the development of technologies, products, systems, services, and low-carbon infrastructure in Vietnam, with financial and technological support from the Japanese Government.

Japan has provided 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam, bringing its total donation to the country to 3.58 million doses.

The Vietnam - Japan Supporting Industry Exhibition 2021 and the Digital Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2021, held from September 15 to 17, will create a premise for Vietnamese supporting industry enterprises to increase their production capacity and link with Japanese and international partners.

Vietnam greatly increased its importation of scrap iron and steel in the first half of 2021, reaching nearly 3.5 million tons worth $1.4 billion, up 32 per cent and 2.2-fold, respectively, compared to the first half of last year. Sources included Japan, the US, Australia, and Hong Kong (China).

Mr. Oshima Tadamori, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, at a meeting with Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on June 21 affirmed that Japan will continue to support Vietnam with Covid-19 vaccine, helping the country to reach social immunity.

2021 is the second year Vietnam’s lychee has been exported to Japanese market and received good feedback from both sellers and customers. These signs show a positive future for Vietnam's lychee in Japan