A Vietnam-Japan economic forum and a seminar on linking Vietnamese-Japanese technology supply and demand will be held in Da Nang City on August 14-15, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology.

The Vietnam – Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA) will create huge opportunities for the penetration of Vietnam ’s aquatic exports into Japan ’s market as it officially comes into force, said aquaculture sector experts.

Tourism officials of Vietnam and Japan met at a seminar in Hanoi on June 29 to look for ways to attract Japanese students to Vietnam for both study and leisure.

Ninety Vietnamese delegates will take part in the 21 st Japan – East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths Programme (JENESYS) to be held in Japan from June 30 to July 10.

The Japanese government has decided to donate US$160,198 in non-refundable aid to help build schools in the northwestern province of Dien Bien.