Việt Nam News

This was the sixth talks between the two government leaders in the past two years and the second in 2023.

The government leader called for simplifying procedures towards visa exemptions for Vietnamese citizens entering Japan, thereby strengthening the two sides’ tourism cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.

The forum was co-hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan.

At the event, which highlighted the two countries’ economic relations in the new era and comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, leaders of Japanese ministries, organisations, and businesses praised Việt Nam's high growth rate, appropriate policies, large market, and excellent human resources.

Dutch and Vietnamese businesses need to enhance cooperation, particularly increasing investment in green and sustainable areas prioritised by Việt Nam.

Gunma has the largest number of Vietnamese people in proportion to the local population in Japan, with a community of 12,000 Vietnamese nationals. 

The state visit of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping was his final overseas visit in 2023, coinciding with the first year of China implementing resolutions from the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Two-way trade rose 16.5 per cent last year to more than US$7 billion.

The two sides issued a joint statement on continuing deepening and elevating the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries and building a Việt Nam-China community with a shared future of strategic importance.

Việt Nam is a proactive and responsible member in the ASEAN bloc, and in promoting the ASEAN-Japan relations, with one of the most outstanding contributions being its successful performance as the coordinator of the ASEAN-Japan relations during the 2018-21 period.

PM Phạm Minh Chính Chính held that the two sides should continue perfecting legal corridors to create safety and trust to encourage their businesses to invest in the areas of shared interest.

The first Việt Nam-Laos-Cambodia border defence friendship exchange aims to strengthen political trust, build friendship and solidarity, and promote practical cooperation between the three countries' border protection forces, local governments and people in border areas.

Foreign minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari said Benin hopes to enhance ties with Việt Nam, which is a priority partner of Benin in Southeast Asia.

Việt Nam is ready to share development experiences with Benin, Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang told the visiting Beninese diplomat

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes to meet with President Võ Văn Thưởng to discuss measures for promoting the countries’ relations, Deputy President of South Africa Paul Mashatile said

The two sides affirmed their determination to lift two-way trade US$2 billion in the coming time and encouraged investments in each other's market in various potential areas such as electric vehicles and their batteries, pharmaceuticals, industrial equipment, mining, natural resources and environment, and wildlife conservation.

For 50 years, relations between ASEAN and Japan have been growing in a comprehensive manner across the board in politics, security, ties, trade, investment, culture and society, as well as development cooperation.

Vietnam Red Cross Society will send another US$600,000 to Syria to assist the country in overcoming consequences of the February earthquake./