VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Disease Control Center (HCDC) on October 27 said they have tracked down and quarantined 38 people linked to a Korean national who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Japan several days ealier.

The Foreign Ministry has issued a press communiqué on the agreement on short-term travel between Vietnam and Japan.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade between Vietnam and Japan is anticipated to reach a figure of US$40.7 billion by the end of the year, of which Vietnamese goods exported to the Japanese market are expected to reach approximately US$20 billion, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife left Hanoi on October 20, concluding their three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife.

Through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japanese government is assisting flood victims in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue with 50 water purifiers and 250 plastic mattresses, helping ease difficulties the victims are suffering, the JICA said on October 19.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, empowered by State President Nguyen Phu Trong, on October 19 presented a Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State to Iijima Isao, Special Advisor to the Japanese Prime Minister, in honour of his contributions to Vietnam - Japan ties.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission and Chairman of the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group (VJFPG) Pham Minh Chinh met visiting Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on October 19.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) places great importance on reinforcing the extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia between Vietnam and Japan, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan during a meeting with the visiting Japanese Prime Minister, Suga Yoshihide, in Hanoi on October 19.

VOV.VN - Within the framework of an official visit to the nation by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on October 19, a meeting took place with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc in an effort to compare notes on a host of issues, including economic co-operation, according to Kyodo News of Japan.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Japanese counterpart Suga Yoshihide at Hanoi-based Presidential Palace on October 19.