Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on November 25 received Yamamoto Ichita, Governor of Japan’s Gunma prefecture, who is in Vietnam to attend the first Vietnam–Japan Local Cooperation Forum.

VOV.VN - Localities and businesses from Vietnam and Japan should strengthen cooperation, focusing on innovation and digital transformation as key drivers of development, and jointly implement concrete projects to deliver tangible benefits, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh encouraged local cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, calling on localities and businesses from both countries to actively implement concrete projects, expand investment, and strengthen cultural exchanges, during his reception for Yamamoto Ichita, Governor of Gunma Prefecture.

Le Hong Quang, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on November 24 chaired the talks with a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's Commission for Political and Legal Affairs led by its deputy secretary-general Wang Yixing.

South African media spotlighted economic ties as a centerpiece of PM Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to the country for the G20 Summit and bilateral engagements from November 21-24, pointing out efforts to rebalance trade ties with Vietnam and its role in the grouping through proposals on inclusive growth, green transition.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh returned to Hanoi on November 24, successfully concluding working trips to Kuwait, Algeria, South Africa, and participation in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.

The “Vietnam Dialogue 2025” forum, held at the weekend in Frankfurt, brought together a large number of German and Vietnamese experts, scholars, and representatives from leading European corporations in the fields of technology, finance and energy.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang set forth major orientations to strengthen inter-regional cooperation while attending the fourth Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (IPMF-4), organised by the European Union in Brussels on November 20–21.

Vietnam and El Salvador share many similarities as Pacific nations with aligned socio-economic development priorities, Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa has said, noting that these commonalities lay a strong foundation for expanding bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will assume the CPTPP Chairmanship in 2026 and has identified the promotion of cooperation between the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the European Union (EU) as a key priority for its term.