At the meeting, the Vietnamese Ambassador spoke highly of support by Watanabe and the ACCL in general for child patients with cancer in Vietnam in the past 16 years, pledging to assist the organisation’s charitable activities in the country in the future.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam (R) and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Asian Children's Care League Watanabe Kazuyo.

For her part, Watanabe rejoiced at the recovery of many children with cancer who had received support. She voiced a hope to help patients not only in the central region but also other areas of Vietnam.

She also expressed her wish that Vietnam will soon bring Covid-19 under control so that socio-economic activities will return to normal and travel between Japan and Vietnam will resume.

Established in 2005, ACCL is a certified non-profit organisation that works in Asia to support childhood cancer sufferers. Since then, the organisation has helped more than 600 child patients in Vietnam’s central region gain access to medical treatment.

Watanable said that her organisation will continue to work with partners to provide children in Vietnam and Japan with timely treatment, as well as exert efforts to expand its activities in other Asian nations and across the globe.

Over 60 pct of Japanese want to visit Vietnam post Covid

The majority of Japanese respondents planning to travel overseas after the Covid-19 crisis ends, 63,4 percent, eye Vietnam, a survey found.

Vietnam, Japan boost ties in public security

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam has said Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening its extensive strategic partnership with Japan.

Japan donates additional 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on July 13 announced an additional grant of 1 million doses of Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam, raising the total Japan has donated to the country to 3 million doses.

Vietnamese blockbuster set to hit Japanese screens

Award-winning Vietnamese film 'Rom' is set to hit cinemas in Japan this Friday, according to Tran Thanh Huy, its director.

Japan eases quarantine restrictions for travelers from Vietnam

Japan has decided to halve Covid-19 quarantine for travelers from Vietnam to three days starting on Thursday.

Source: NDO/VNA