The Thang Long-Hanoi website of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) officially launched its Japanese language version on August 3.

Thewebsite now has information in five languages - Vietnamese, English,French, Spanish and Japanese, just four months after inauguration.

Theversion, available at //jp.hanoi.ufabetindo777.site will providedetails of activities to mark the 1,000 th anniversary of ThangLong-Hanoi as well as information about Hanoi .

It will also include useful information on Vietnam for Japanese readers.

AsJapanese people love Hanoi and want to learn more about the capitalcity of Vietnam , a website in the Japanese language is the mosteffective way to bring them to Hanoi , Japanese Ambassador SakabaMitsuo said at the function.

He also spoke highly of the efforts of VNA and VietnamPlus, VNA’s e-newspaper, in building the website.

Chairmanof the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao said he believed themultilingual website would make a difference, helping to enrich forms ofinformation access on Thang Long-Hanoi and attract more readers to thesite.

According to VNA Vice General Director Ha Minh Hue,despite difficulties with a Japanese language editor shortage, theagency has worked hard to launch the site, considering it an initialstep for future media products in the Japanese language.

VNA’s Vietnam Pictorial website currently runs a Japanese version./.