VOV.VN - Enhancing economic connectivity between Vietnam and Japan is a top priority in bilateral relations, Party General Secretary To Lam said during his reception in Hanoi on August 7 for Yuko Obuchi, Japanese Diet member and Chair of the Japan–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance.

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and nominated President of the 11th Review Conference (RevCon) of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), is paying a working visit to Japan from August 4 to 7.

Officials of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese cities that were scarred by the atomic bombings in 1945, have commended Vietnam for its proactive engagement and significant contributions at many international forums in support of peace and nuclear disarmament initiatives.

VOV.VN - Leaders of Tay Ninh, a province in Southwest Vietnam, hosted a workshop in Tokyo on August 6 to introduce Japanese businesses to investment trends in Vietnam, as well as development orientations and investment incentives of Tay Ninh province.

Promoting cooperation in green transition and digital transformation for sustainable development was the main topic of the 7th Ho Chi Minh City–Hyogo Economic Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on August 5.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Organisation Commission Le Minh Hung hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 5 for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki.

VOV.VN - Strengthening epidemiological surveillance, vaccine development, and response to both existing and emerging diseases are key areas of cooperation outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on August 1 in Ho Chi Minh City between the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Nagasaki University.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son welcomed a delegation from the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) led by Tanaka Yu, Vice Chairman of the Presidium and acting head of the Secretariat of the JCP Central Committee in Hanoi on July 31.

VOV.VN - Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi praised the growing partnership between Japan and Vietnam, during his meeting with Do Van Chien, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, in Tokyo on July 29.

VOV.VN - A high-level delegation from the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), led by Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and VFF President Do Van Chien, held meetings on July 28 with leaders of the Komeito Party and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which make up Japan’s ruling coalition.