Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Japanese counterpart Kamikawa Yoko co-chaired the 12th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee, and held talks on August 7, as part of the Vietnamese minister's official visit to Japan from August 7-10.

Authorities in the central city of Da Nang have approved an investment proposal by Fujikin Incorporated from Japan for an R&D centre at Da Nang High-Tech Park worth a total of 35 million USD.

The 5th Vietnam-Japan culture and trade exchange programme to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 29.

A Japanese-invested plant specialising in manufacturing, processing and assembling plastic, rubber and metal components for machines and equipment was inaugurated in the northern province of Ha Nam on November 23.