Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held talks with Japanese Minister of Defence Kishi Nobuo in Tokyo on November 23, within the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Japan.

Vietnam and Japan on November 24 issued a joint statement toward the opening of a new era in the bilateral extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia on the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Japan from November 22-25.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has co-operated alongside several other localities to attend Busan-ASEAN Week 2021, which opened with the theme of “The colorful fragrance of ASEAN' at the Busan Cinema Center in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage held a working session on November 24 with leaders of several major Japanese groups involving in digital transformation as part of his ongoing trip to Japan.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese navy ship HQ-012 Ly Thai To, a Gepard class frigate, left Cam Ranh port on November 23 for Indonesia to participate in the ASEAN-Russia Naval exercise (ARNEX).

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly participated in meetings of the ASEAN+3 and Asia-Pacific groups of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) which were held in the form of video conference on November 23.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has revealed a poster titled “Vietnam Stars of Their Times” which features several outstanding Vietnamese footballers from the past 20 years, including young stars such as Quang Hai and Hoang Duc.

Vietnam made active contributions to the recent ASEAN - China special summit to commemorate the 30th anniversary of bilateral dialogue relations, Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the ASEAN SOM Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Dung has affirmed.

VOV.VN - The framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership that ASEAN and China have just agreed to establish is a testament to the achievements of cooperation over the past three decades, on the basis of political trust, all-around friendly cooperation, and mutual respect and understanding.

VOV.VN - As an active member of ASEAN, Vietnam serves as a gateway to the ASEAN-China free trade area, while Vietnam-China trade revenue posted an annual average growth rate of 20% over the past five years.