Ho Chi Minh City highly evaluates its multifaceted cooperation with Japanese partners and looks forward to strengthening this relationship further with Japanese localities, said Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le.

Nearly 200 international students, including those from Vietnam, have engaged in an exchange with representatives of 40 Japanese companies and organisations in Japan’s Aichi prefecture.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue welcomed cooperation and investment proposals by Japan’s Aichi prefecture while meeting with its Governor Omura Hideaki in Hanoi on September 12.

The FAVIJA Tokai Cup 2019 for Vietnamese people living in Japan’s Tokai region took place in Aichi Prefecture on May 12.

The Vietnamese Association in Japan’s Aichi prefecture was officially established on March 10.

An exchange programme between enterprises operating in Japan’s Aichi prefecture and international students took place at the University of Nagoya last weekend as part of Japan’s recruitment activities.

A delegation from HCM City, led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong, on April 5 started a working visit to Japan to boost cooperation with the Japanese localities.

Japanese doctor Nagato Natsume has been appointed as Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Nagoya city of Aichi prefecture.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions for Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party, President of the New Komeito Party, and President of the Democratic Party in Tokyo on June 6.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Secretary Dinh La Thang hoped that Japan’s Aichi prefecture will work with Ho Chi Minh City, where the investment climate has improved and young labour is abundant, to develop the support industry.

The Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarian Alliance in Aichi prefecture hopes to boost cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City, particularly in the potential fields of tourism, high technology, and people-to-people exchange.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong and representatives of embassies of other ASEAN countries have attended a forum aimed to foster ties with the grouping.

Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Aichi prefecture on September 13 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that aims to step up their cooperation and friendship for both sides' prosperity.