Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on May 27 visited Aichi prefecture, where he met with Governor Omura Hideaki and Nagoya Mayor Hirosawa Ichiro, part of his working visit to Japan for the 30th Nikkei Forum "Future of Asia".

Within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan, the central coastal city of Da Nang is ramping up efforts to promote study abroad programmes and high-tech workforce training with Japanese localities.

Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association (JVFA) of Miyagi prefecture Kamada Atsushi handed over JPY1 million (nearly US$6,600) in cash donated by the Japanese locality’s residents to support Vietnamese people in overcoming the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on October 31.

A Hanoi delegation led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Tran Sy Thanh is paying a working trip to Japan from October 15-18 to promote cooperation between the city and Japanese localities, organisations, and businesses.