VOV.VN - A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on December 15 for Tokyo to attend a commemorative summit marking half a century of the friendship and cooperation between ASEAN and Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Japan International Youth Cup U13 will take place from December 15 to December 17 in the southern province of Binh Duong as part of activities to mark 50 years since the establishment of joint diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's attendance at the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation is viewed as a good opportunity for senior ASEAN leaders and their Japanese counterparts to review achievements in co-operation, thereby setting goals to develop ties in the new period on a par with the comprehensive strategic partnership framework.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend a commemorative summit to mark 50 years of friendship and cooperation between ASEAN and Japan in Tokyo, and engage in bilateral activities in Japan from December 15 to 18, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - As many as 110 youth delegates from nine ASEAN member countries and Japan have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City for the 2023 ASEAN-Japan Youth Festival from December 12-15.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Huynh Chien Thang, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, received a delegation from Japan’s Ministry of Defence, the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation led by Major General Shirai Ryoji, director of the Department of Personnel and Training at the General Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force, on December 11 in Hanoi.

Vietnamese Professionals in Japan organised an event entitled "The Debaters" in Tokyo on December 10.

The ASEAN – Japan conference on gender equality will be held in Hanoi on January 9-12, 2024, under the theme of “Comprehensive approach for gender equality in and through sports”, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on December 11.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An will continue its cooperation with Japan in the training of high-quality technical human resources and the attraction of the Japanese investment to the locality, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Nguyen Van Duoc said on December 10.

VOV.VN - FAVIJA CHAMPIONS CUP 2023 football tournament will be held on December 10 in the Japanese city of Saitama, with the event gathering together the Vietnamese expat community in Japan.