A group of 28 members of Việt Nam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 arrived at the UNISFA Mission in Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan on Thursday

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s recent visit to Việt Nam has brought the bilateral extensive strategic partnership to a new period which is more pragmatic and effective, Vietnamese Ambassador Vũ Hồng Nam has noted.  

The Việt Nam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) has voiced its objection against China’s unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Việt Nam), saying the annual long ban increases the risk of confrontation between Vietnamese fishing boats and Chinese coast guard.

A conference reviewing the five-year implementation of a friendship exchange programme between Vườn Bưởi Village, Lộc Thiện Commune, Lộc Ninh District of Việt Nam’s Bình Phước Province and Cooc Thomo Village, Tonlung Commune, Memot District of Cambodia’s Tboung Khmum Province took place on May 5.

The fifth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hà Nội on Wednesday under the chair of General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Việt Nam and Japan share common strategic interests and Japan is a trustworthy and long-time strategic partner of great importance, which is a high priority of Việt Nam’s foreign policy, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Sunday.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng expressed his delight at the rapid and comprehensive development of relations between Việt Nam and Japan during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Kishida Fumio on Sunday. 

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio discussed in-depth Việt Nam and Japan's bilateral relations, as well as international and regional issues of mutual concern, during their talks in Hà Nội on Sunday (May 1).

Vietnamese Prime Minister (PM) Phạm Minh Chính and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio on Sunday attended a ceremony to exchange cooperation documents and meet with the press.