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Vietnam, Japan agree on new direction for cooperation: FM

The outstanding success of top leader To Lam's Japan visit was setting a new course for Vietnam-Japan cooperation, opening up fresh opportunities in key areas where both sides have strengths and needs, and generating new momentum to translate commitments and agreements into more extensive and effective implementation.

Vietnamese community in Japan urged to futher contribute to national development

Welcoming the Vietnamese community's efforts and contributions, the General Secretary and President affirmed that the Party and State will continue improving institutions and policies to create favourable conditions for overseas Vietnamese to engage more deeply in the country's socio-economic development and play a proactive role as partners and co-creators in nation-building.

Japanese media highlight prospects for stronger Vietnam-Japan relations

The top Vietnamese leader’s upcoming visit will mark a new milestone in translating the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World into practical cooperation programmes, towards lifting the bilateral ties to a new level.

Top leader's official visit to Japan carries three major strategic implications: Deputy FM

The visit, the first to Japan by the leader in his new capacity and the first visit to Japan by a General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 11 years, will first set the overall strategic direction for bilateral relations in the new period, enabling leaders of the two countries to identify long-term cooperation orientations and priority areas that meet the development needs of both sides.

Vietnamese language helps bridge cultures between Vietnam, Japan

Professor Masaaki Shimizu of Osaka University highlighted how opportunities to use their mother tongue and experience Vietnamese culture in everyday life enable the young people to gain a deeper understanding of their roots and serve as a bridge between the two countries, helping to strengthen bilateral cultural ties

Trust remains valuable asset underpinning Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: Ambassador

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki noted that trust between the two peoples and governments has reached a very high level, describing it as the most important achievement and a valuable asset that will enable younger generations to work together to build a better future.

VNA photographs help build Vietnam-Japan people-to-people ties

At the association’s office in Tokyo’s Toshima district, faded posters and archived photographs brought back memories of a meaningful youth for members looking back on the past.

Vietnamese Cultural Festival brings people together in Japan

The first Vietnamese Cultural Festival in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, has attracted a large number of Japanese residents and members of the Vietnamese community, offering a vibrant showcase of Vietnamese culture and promoting people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

Local cooperation a distinctive feature of Vietnam-Japan relations: PM

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung emphasised that local collaboration is an important and distinctive feature of Vietnam-Japan relations, and that the Vietnamese Government considers it a practical and effective channel that contributes to the overall development of bilateral ties.

OVs can become substantive economic bridges between Vietnam, Japan: expert

Tran Trung Kien, Secretary General of the Vietnam-Japan Economic Cooperation Promotion Association (VJECPA) noted that Japan has many strengths that match Vietnam’s development needs, particularly in technology, manufacturing, supporting industries, automation, high-tech agriculture, healthcare, elderly care, education and training, digital transformation, green industry and the circular economy.