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Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan share ideas for post-pandemic development

Nearly 1,000 Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan are gathering at a forum opened on November 20 to contribute opinions to help with national development in the post-pandemic period.
Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan share ideas for post-pandemic development ảnh 1The summit opening ceremony in Tokyo on November 20 (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – Nearly 1,000 Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan are gatheringat a forum opened on November 20 to contribute opinions to help with nationaldevelopment in the post-pandemic period.

The two-dayVietnam Summit in Japan, the second of its kind so far, is also attended bymany Vietnamese intellectuals’ associations around the world.

It featuresa plenary session and eight panel discussions, focusing on current issues suchas how to live with the COVID-19 pandemic in the new normal, online learning,digital transformation, building smart cities, and developing the agriculturaleconomy in the Mekong Delta.

At theopening ceremony, the Vietnamese Academic Network in Japan unveiled acollection of 35 articles by scientists and experts working in different fields inJapan. The writings look into the strengths and technologies of Japan that canhelp deal with existing problems in Vietnam.

In November 2019, the Vietnam Summit in Japan was held forthe first time with the participation of nearly 900 Vietnamese intellectuals inand outside the Northeast Asian nation.

By thestart of 2021, there were about 448,000 Vietnamese people living, studying, andworking in Japan. More than 50 percent of them are intellectuals such asstudents, scientists, and experts in various areas, according to the JapaneseMinistry of Justice./.
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