Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin addressed Nikkei’s Future of Asia Forum in Tokyo on May 24, describing free trade as vital to boosting investment in Asia.

The following is the full text of Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai’s remarks at the 29th Future of Asia Forum that took place on May 23 in Tokyo, Japan.

Singapore's robust economic rebound will be a key factor for Southeast Asia's growth next year, according to a quarterly survey of economists compiled by the Japan Centre for Economic Research (JCER) and Nikkei.

President Vo Van Thuong’s speech at the National Diet of Japan on November 29 has grabbed the headlines of many leading local media outlets.

VNG - the first Vietnamese tech unicorn - was included in the 10 Asian companies to watch in 2023 list announced by Japan’s Nikkei Asia web.

The European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold a summit of national leaders for the first time in December to discuss expanding trade and infrastructure assistance as the EU seeks to strengthen ties with ASEAN.

According to Nikkei, Vietnam's air transport industry is overcoming the pandemic with an increase in the number of flights and growth in the sector as new companies set up shop in the domestic air freight sector in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 51.3 in January, down from 51.7 in December, to signal a softer improvement in business conditions at the start of 2021.

The Vietnamese manufacturing sector saw an intensification of the downturn last month with Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) decreasing to 32.7 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).

Vietnam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted 51.4 in August, remaining above the 50.0 no-change mark, but falling from 52.6 in July to signal a weaker overall improvement in business conditions.

Vietnam aims to become the first country in Southeast Asia to put 5G into commercial operation in 2020, according to Japanese daily Nikkei.

A number of Japanese newspapers ran articles featuring Vietnam’s role and status as the host of the second summit between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the US in Hanoi, as well as the relations between Vietnam and the US and DPRK.

It was a positive end for the Vietnamese manufacturing sector in 2017 with the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rising to 52.5 in December from November’s 51.4.

Japan’s convenience store chain 7-Eleven plans to recruit 10-20 Vietnamese interns to work at its stores in Japan starting in mid-2018, reported Japanese newspaper Nikkei.

Vietnam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 52.5 in June after dropping to the lowest level in 14 months. The result represents the improvement of manufacturing sector.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is attending the 23rd International Conference on the Future of Asia held in Tokyo, Japan, on June 5-6.

The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of Vietnam dipped to 54.1 in April, a slight decline from March’s 22-month high of 54.6, reported Nikkei on May 3.

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of Vietnam dipped to 50.3 in February, down from 51.5 in January, but remained above the 50.0 no-change mark, according to a Nikkei report released on March 1.

The Vietnamese Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) increased to 51.5 in January from 51.3 in the previous month, according to a Nikkei report released on February 1.