AEON MALL Vietnam, illustration photo Entering Vietnam in 2009, AEON MALL Vietnam currently has four malls, and is planning to open another one in the beginning of December 2019 and another in the summer of 2020. “We set the target to have 20 malls across the country by 2025. If possible, we would like to have nine malls in the southern region, eight in the north, and three in the central region by then,” Iwamura Yasutsugu, general director of AEON MALL Vietnam, told VIR. “After that, we will continue to look for more projects and invest further in the Vietnamese market.” According to Yasutsugu, AEON in Japan named Vietnam as its most important market. “We will do our best to invest more in this potential market. Besides, compared to other ASEAN countries, there are many similarities between the Vietnamese and Japanese lifestyle,” he added. Meanwhile, established in 2008, IT firm NTT Data Vietnam is planning to expand in the country, where the … [Read more...] about Vietnam central to ASEAN Japan ties
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VN hosts 34th ASEAN-Japan Forum
The 34th ASEAN-Japan Forum At the annual forum, delegates highlighted the strong developments in bilateral all-around cooperation over recent times, which, they said, have contributed significantly to peace, security and stability in the region. ASEAN member nations spoke highly of Japan’s active participation in efforts to promote dialogue, cooperation and trust building in the region, through the forums hosted by ASEAN such as ASEAN+3, the East-Asia Summit, the ASEAN Regional Forum, the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus and the Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum. They thanked Japan for its support for ASEAN’s central role and solidarity, as well as its contributions to consolidating the regional architecture that is open, transparent, inclusive and rules-based. Regarding economic cooperation, countries acknowledged the vibrant economic-trade-investment ties between ASEAN and Japan, while welcoming the signing of the first protocol amending the … [Read more...] about VN hosts 34th ASEAN-Japan Forum
34th ASEAN-Japan Forum held in Hanoi
Heads of delegations to the 34th ASEAN-Japan Forum (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 34th ASEAN-Japan Forum took place in Hanoi on June 3 under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Japanese counterpart Takeo Mori. At the annual forum, delegates affirmed the significance of the strategic partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan. The comprehensive cooperation between the two sides has developed strongly over the past time, significantly contributing to peace, security and stability in the region, they said. ASEAN member countries spoke highly of Japan’s active participation in efforts to promote dialogues and cooperation, and build regional trust, through forums hosted by ASEAN like ASEAN 3, the East-Asia Summit, the ASEAN Regional Forum, the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus and the Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum. They thanked Japan for its support for ASEAN’s central role … [Read more...] about 34th ASEAN-Japan Forum held in Hanoi
Seminar discusses measures to boost exports of farm, fisheries products to Japan
A mango garden in Tiền Giang Province. According to Vietrade, Vietnamese companies should be more dynamic in participating in trade fairs and trade promotion programmes to expand exports to Japan. — VNA/VNS PhotoViet Nam News HCM CITY — Vietnamese companies, especially those in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, should participate in trade promotion programmes if they want to expand exports to Japan, according to the Việt Nam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade). Speaking at a seminar on promoting exports of farm produce and aquatic and fisheries products to Japan in Cần Thơ city on Friday, Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, head of Vietrade’s international relations department, said bilateral trade rose sharply last year and again this year to top US$20.93 billion in the first seven months. Việt Nam’s main exports to Japan included garment and textile, vehicles and spare parts, machinery and equipment, fisheries products, wooden … [Read more...] about Seminar discusses measures to boost exports of farm, fisheries products to Japan
Vietnam records trade deficit with Japan
Vietnam records trade deficit with JapanBy Trung Chanh A farmer in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang harvests dragon fruit – PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO – Vietnam is currently in a trade deficit with Japan, despite strong bilateral trade in recent years, announced an official from the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) at a seminar in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho on September 14. Vietrade partnered with the ASEAN Promotion Centre on Trade, Investment and Tourism and the Can Tho Promotion Agency to organize the seminar aimed at promoting agricultural and seafood products to Japan. Two-way trade between the two countries had risen to more than US$33.8 billion in 2017 from the 2011 figure of US$21.18 billion. The number increased by 12% to US$20.93 billion in the first seven months of this year, according to Nguyen Manh Hung, head of the International Relations Department at Vietrade. Hung noted that Vietnam had earlier witnessed a trade surplus … [Read more...] about Vietnam records trade deficit with Japan