Its executive board for the 2019 – 2021 tenure was elected withnine members, including Dr. Le Duc Anh and post graduate Pham Van Long from theUniversity of Tokyo as Chairman and Secretary General, respectively.
The board agreed on the action plan for the near future,including focusing on successfully holding the Vietnam Intellectual Forum inJapan 2019 themed “Make in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges”.
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan VuHong Nam said the congress will connect Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan togetherto create a collective power.
He also pledged all possible support for AVJI to contributeto Vietnam’s socio-economic development as well as Vietnam – Japan friendship.
AVIJ Chairman Le Duc Anh said AVJI will serve as a bridge tocreate cooperation opportunities for individuals and collectives, and strive tobuild innovation centres to enhance science-technology exchange between the twocountries.
According to the Immigration Bureau of Japan, there wereover 371,000 Vietnamese people living in Japan as of the late June 2019,becoming the third largest foreign community behind China and the Republic ofKorea./.