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Association plays role in fostering Vietnam-Japan friendship

The Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals in Japan (AVIJ) will work to promote scientific-technological, cultural and educational cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in 2021-2023.
Association plays role in fostering Vietnam-Japan friendship ảnh 1Vietnam Summit in Japan in 2021 brought together nearly 900 Vietnamese intellectuals in the host country. (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) - The Association ofVietnamese Intellectuals in Japan (AVIJ) will work to promote scientific-technological,cultural and educational cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in 2021-2023.

During its congress in Tokyo on April 16, theassociation set out operation orientations for the term when a database ofVietnamese scientists and experts in Japan is expected to be built.

The association will also organise activitiesmarking the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the twocountries, heard the congress.

Ambassador Vu Hong Nam commended theassociation for its meaningful operations over the past time, notably its successfulorganisation of the Vietnam Summit in Japan in 2021 which brought togethernearly 900 Vietnamese intellectuals in the host country.

The congress elected a new executive board, with TaViet Phuong, who is working for Amazon Group in Japan, as president.

The AVIJ was established during a congress in Tokyo on November 14, 2019, aiming to gather Vietnamese individuals andintellectuals, and promote their role and position in Japan.

According to the Immigration Bureau of Japan, therewere over 371,000 Vietnamese people living in Japan as of late June 2019,becoming the third largest foreign community behind China and the Republic ofKorea./.
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