The Japanese government awarded the Medal of the Rising Sun with a Golden Ray and an Ancient Ribbon to Professor Vo Tong Xuan

On the morning of May 10, the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City announced that the Japanese Government had officially decided to award the Medal of the Rising Sun with Golden Rays and Ancient Ribbons (The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon) for Professor Vo Tong Xuan. At the same time, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu also sent congratulatory letters to Professor Vo Tong Xuan.
Professor Vo Tong Xuan is known as a research scientist in the agricultural field in Vietnam, especially in the Mekong River Delta, which is considered the “rice granary” of the country. Large rice products exported from Vietnam to markets around the world.

Professor Vo Tong Xuan was an international student in Japan in 1974. He studied at Kyushu University with research topics related to rice cultivation techniques in the tropics and completed his Doctoral Program ( Agronomy) here. After returning home, he continued to work at Can Tho University and together with Japanese researchers continue to do research topics related to rice cultivation techniques; publish many scientific articles, dissemination articles on agricultural techniques and policies on the mass media. Then, as a pioneer in the academic exchange between Japan and Vietnam in the field of Agronomy, he built the first foundation for cooperation between the two sides and delivered exert his best in this role. In 1997, as a research fellow and visiting lecturer of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, he came to Japan for 1 year and had many research related to the model. Japan’s agricultural cooperative, as well as acting as a focal point for arranging study tours in Japan for Vietnamese farmers and policy-makers. After returning home, based on the research results at Kyoto University, he gave many introduction about agricultural policy, especially Japanese agricultural cooperatives, Japanese agricultural techniques in Japan. conferences in Vietnam. In addition, as an agronomist, he has made great contributions to strengthening cooperation in the agricultural sector between Japan and Vietnam through Japan’s ODA Cooperation Programs. ..