HA NOI (VNS)— The Japanese edition of the Guide Magazine was officially introduced during a ceremony in Ha Noi yesterday.

The edition, published by the Viet Nam Economic Times, is expected to further enhance mutual understanding between people from Viet Nam and Japan. By reading the magazine, the two nations' people will learn that they share many similarities in history, culture and development desires.

The edition, which includes both Japanese and Vietnamese text, will be published once every three months. The second issue, to be released in December, will introduce Vietnamese culture, spotlighting the country's most attractive tourism sites and offering information about tourist destinations and services of interest to Japanese readers. Japanese gastronomy will also be highlighted in the forthcoming publication. — VNS