Exports to Japan keep growing

VNA

Vietnam’s exports to Japan still increased in the first four months of this year despite the twin natural disaster in the latter.

Statistics showed that the Southeast Asian country earned 2.8 billion USD from export to Japan in the four-month period, a year-on-year rise of 24.4 percent. The value accounted for 10.2 percent of the country’s total export turnover in the period.

Of the export staples, garment posted 464 million USD, up 42 percent, and seafood, 238 million USD, up 5.7 percent. Japan is currently Vietnam ’s third largest garment importer, behind the US and EU.

According to Vo Thanh Ha, Head of the Northeast Asia Division, the Industry and Trade Ministry’s Asia-Pacific Department, Vietnamese consumer goods, especially agro and seafood products, would see as a high degree of profits to be earned from Japan as they are affordable for the majority of middle-income Japanese earners.

Besides, Vietnam ’s raw materials, such as coke, electric cables, electronic spare parts and rubber products are highly needed by Japan as it is in the process of restoring infrastructure after the March 11 disasters.

Despite growth, Vietnam ’s export value accounts for only 1 percent of Japan ’s total imports, while China represents 20 percent, Thailand , 2.9 percent, and Malaysia , 2.8 percent.

To better the situation, Ha suggested exporters to study carefully Japan’s requirements, especially technical standards and product quality, as well as checking goods quality following Japanese standards.

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Vietnam willing to assist Japan after disasters

VNA

The Government and people of Vietnam always support, share and are willing to do all things possible to assist the Japanese people to overcome aftermaths of the recent quake and tsunami.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai made this statement during his meetings with Japan’s ministers of foreign affairs, economy, trade industry, finance and land, infrastructure and tourism, and key officials of the Japanese Federation of Economic Organizations (Nippon Keidanren) in Tokyo on May 25.

He expressed deep sympathy over heavy losses caused by the March 11 twin disaster to the Japanese government and people and believed they will surmount all difficulties to return to normal production and continue development.

The Deputy PM thanked for Japan’s assistance to Vietnam despite difficulties, assuring that Vietnam will effectively use Japan ’s official development assistance.

He stressed Vietnam’s readiness to work with Japan to accelerate major projects agreed by both sides.

Hai expressed his wish that the two sides would increase exchanges of delegations, especially high-level ones, to promote political, economic relations, trade and cultural exchange between the two governments and people.

In return, Japanese officials expressed their thanks for the Government and people of Vietnam for their timely assistance as well as affirmed their wish to boost cooperation with Vietnam in implementing large projects, especially in infrastructure development to serve economic development and the people.
 

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Vietnamese confirmed missing from Japan-quake

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The foreigners include nationals of China, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam have been confirmed missing from devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Japan Today cited Japan government's announcement on Monday.

Japan has also confirmed the deaths of 24 foreigners including nationals of China, Canada, South and North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines and the US. 

Japan Today quoted an official as saying police have asked families of those unaccounted for via diplomatic missions in Tokyo to submit DNA samples for identification of the bodies.

In the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity, around 150 foreigners were confirmed dead among 6,434 victims.

As of May 15, the death toll from the March 11 twin disasters reached 15,057, with 9,121 people still unaccounted for.