Vietnam’s northern port city of Hai Phong has approved the construction of a $575 million tire factory by a subsidiary of Japan’s Bridgestone Corp , the state-run newspaper Nhan Dan quoted municipal authorities on Thursday as saying.

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Vietnam plans to send 90,000 workers abroad this year since new employment opportunities are opening up in Japan and Libya.

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Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical Co plans to spend about 2 billion yen (US$25.9 million) to build a plant in Vietnam to process rare-earth metals for use in hybrid vehicle motors and other products, the Nikkei reported, citing company sources.

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Vietcombank’s capital position has improved following the acquisition of a 15 percent stake in the bank by Japan’s Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd., ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said.

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Sapporo Holdings Ltd., Japan’s fourth-largest brewer by volume, intends to increase beer production as much as fivefold in Vietnam by 2019 as a shrinking population at home crimps demand.

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TD Mobile of Japan has acquired 30 percent of the shares of Vietnamese phone retailer Vien Thong A (VTA), according to media reports.

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TD Mobile of Japan has acquired 30 percent of the shares of Vietnamese phone retailer Vien Thong A (VTA), according to media reports.

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has awarded two senior Vietnamese officials in recognition of their contribution to the agency’s work.

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Japan’s Mizuho Corporate Bank on Friday said it would buy a 15 percent stake in Vietnam’s largest bank by market capitalisation to take advantage of economic growth in the Southeast Asian nation.

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Japan Atomic Energy Co said on Wednesday it reached an agreement to conduct a feasibility study to build Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant, marking a step in Japan’s efforts to export its nuclear technology to the Southeast Asian country.

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