Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu on March 7 emphasised the importance of further promoting and deepening friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, while receiving Shimada Tomoaki, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan.

Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, has paid a working visit to the UK to advance the Vietnam–UK strategic partnership with a focus on innovation, institutional reform and sustainable growth.