Vietjet launches Vietnam-Japan direct air serviceBy Le Anh Flight attendants and passengers on board Vietjet’s first direct flight from Hanoi to Osaka – PHOTO: VIETJET HCMC – Vietnam’s budget airline Vietjet on November 8 launched a direct air service connecting Hanoi City and Osaka (Japan), helping to boost tourism and trade between the two countries. Jeremy Goldstrich, corporate executive vice president and chief operating officer of Kansai Airports, where Vietjet made its debut flight from Hanoi to Osaka, said, “We are honored that Kansai Airport was chosen as Vietjet’s first destination in Japan from Hanoi and soon from HCMC. “Hanoi is an amazing city and is also the gateway to world-famous tourist destinations such as Halong Bay, Ninh Binh and Sapa,” Goldstrich noted, adding that Vietjet’s flights with affordable ticket fares would help more people travel between the two countries. Using A321neo aircraft, the … [Read more...] about Vietjet launches Vietnam-Japan direct air service
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Vietnam, Japan pledge to strengthen strategic partnership
Vietnam, Japan pledge to strengthen strategic partnershipThe Saigon Times Daily Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe speak at a press conference following their talks – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Vietnam and Japan will closely cooperate to advance their extensive strategic partnership for ensuring peace and prosperity in Asia into a new era of more comprehensive and practical development, reported the Vietnam News Agency. PM Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held talks in Tokyo yesterday, October 8. The Vietnamese leader is on a trip to attend the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit and visit the Northeast Asian nation. At the talks, the two sides lauded the substantive expansion of the countries’ friendship and cooperation in all aspects, including economy, politics, security and defense, agriculture and manpower training. They also welcomed the range of activities held to celebrate the 45th anniversary of their bilateral … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan pledge to strengthen strategic partnership
Vietnam, Japan work to promote tourist exchange
Japanese tourists visiting Thien Mu pagoda in Hue city. (Photo: VNA) In his speech at the event, Deputy Head of VNAT Ha Van Sieu said that for many years, Japan has been the source market of Vietnam’s tourism and among the top three markets sending tourists to the country.The number of Vietnamese tourists to the market grew 38% on average during the 2013-2017 period. In 2017 alone, the “Land of the Rising Sun” welcomed almost 310,000 Vietnamese tourists. While Vietnam greeted nearly 800,000 Japanese arrivals, an 8% increase over a year earlier. Together with the efforts of Japan to exploit the Vietnam outbound market, the Vietnamese side is actively carrying out promotion activities in Japan with the hope of gaining break-through changes in the growth rate of Japanese tourist to the country in the coming time, he stressed. Mr. Katsuro Nagai, Deputy Ambassador of Japan to Vietnam, said that although Vietnam saw the highest ever number of Japanese tourists in … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan work to promote tourist exchange
Vietnam, Japan ink cooperation deal on tourism promotion
On March 28th, Japan Tourism Agency, Japan National Tourism Organisation and Vietnam National Administration of Tourism signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to intensify two-way tourism exchange between the two countries. Under the MoU, the two sides will join fairs, exhibitions, seminars and international conferences on tourism in Vietnam or Japan, and share experiences and good examples on tourism promotion and tourism development policies. On the same day, the JNTO launched its representative office in Vietnam. In his speech at the inauguration ceremony of the representative office, Mr. Matusyama from JNTO said, with the purpose of attracting more Vietnamese tourists to Japan, the organization will offer attractive tour programs such as flower tours, train tours, cuisine tours and local festival experience tours. Currently, Japan is a big market for Vietnam tourism, sending more than 740,000 tourists in 2016, a 10.3% rise from the previous year. Vietnamese tourist arrivals … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan ink cooperation deal on tourism promotion
Vietnam, Japan sign tourism promotion deal
Vietnam, Japan sign tourism promotion deal Dao Loan HCMC – Representatives of the Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) on March 28 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to promote tourism between the two countries. The signing ceremony was held in Hanoi to coincide with the inauguration of a representative office of JNTO in Vietnam. Japan is among the top source markets for Vietnam’s tourism sector, with more than 740,000 Japanese visiting the country last year, surging 10.3% year-on-year. Meanwhile, the number of Vietnamese tourists to the Northeast Asian country amounted to more than 233,000 in 2016, a pickup of 26.1% against a year earlier. Under the MoU, both sides are expected to step up tourism promotions in an effort to boost tourist arrivals in the two countries. The two sides expect Japanese arrivals in Vietnam to hit one million by 2018, and the number of … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan sign tourism promotion deal