President Tran Dai Quang suggested Governor of Japan’s Aichi prefecture Hideaki Omura encourage local and central region’s businesses to invest in Vietnam, especially in processing industry and agriculture, during a reception in Hanoi on September 12. The Vietnamese State and people always value the strengthening of friendship and cooperation with Japan in general and Aichi in particular, he said

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 9 received the Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan, Toshihiro Nikai, currently on an official visit to Vietnam.  The LDP secretary general, who is also President of the Japan–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Union, highlighted the official visit by Party General Secretary Nguyen

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a ceremony on August 31 to celebrate the 71st anniversary of Vietnam ’s National Day (September 2). Nearly 400 senior governmental officials, parliamentarians, diplomats, ASEAN ambassadors and businesses attended the event. Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong highlighted the country’s accomplishments over the last 70 years, adding that the country will

Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong has suggested the diplomatic sector should work hand in hand with defense and security agencies to carry out effectively external activities for deeper international integration. In a speech delivered at the 29th Diplomatic Conference that opened in Hanoi on August 22, the Party chief pointed out positive results, limitations, and lessons learnt by the diplomatic sec

HÀ NỘI — Strengthening relations with countries is one of the diplomatic sector’s key tasks, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh told local media ahead of the 29th Diplomatic Conference and the 18th National External Affairs Conference starting tomorrow. Per orientations set by the12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, the conference will focus on enhanc

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Japanese Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Tsutomu Tomioka in Hanoi on July 18, during which they discussed the possibility to boost technology links between the two nations.   Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Japanese Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Tsutomu Tomioka in Hanoi T

“Vietnam welcomes the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)’s issuance of the final ruling on July 12 and will issue a statement on the ruling’s content,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on July 12. He fielded reporters’ question about Vietnam’s response to the PCA's issuance of the final ruling on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea.

The Việt Nam Festival has kicked off at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan, featuring more than 110 booths and attracts about 200,000 visitors. Addressing the opening ceremony on Saturday, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Huỳnh Vĩnh Ái described the festival as evidence of cultural exchange between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 22nd International Conference on the Future of Asia  themed “Rising to global challenges and realizing Asia’s future” in Tokyo, Japan on May 30-31. The meeting focused on factors affecting the future development of the region, including relations between world powers, the trends in economic connection and trade liberal