VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong and his wife on September 22 received Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko who are on an official visit to Vietnam.

The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Japan diplomatic relations (September 21, 1973 - September 21, 2023). During the past 50 years, the relations between the two countries have been strengthening and developing in fields.

VOV.VN - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted a welcome ceremony on September 21 at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi for Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, with the pair currently on a six-day working trip to Vietnam.

Friendship and mutual trust based on people-to-people exchanges nurtured for many years have formed an impetus for the Vietnam - Japan relations, said Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to be a model of local-to-local cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, said at a ceremony on September 20 to mark the 50th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties.

The Vietnam - Japan relations are now in their prime and live up to the countries’ extensive strategic partnership, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu said on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (September 21, 1973 - 2023).

VOV.VN - Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived in Hanoi on September 20 for a six-day working trip to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s role and responsibility in multilateral and bilateral co-operation mechanisms on UN peacekeeping operations within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) has made practical contributions to improving the overall effectiveness of ADMM+ member states’ participation in UN peacekeeping operations.

VOV.VN - Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and his wife are set to make an official visit to Vietnam from September 20-25 following an invitation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

A symposium took place in Hanoi on September 18, discussing relations between Vietnam and Japan and economic cooperation prospects in alignment with Vietnam’s development phases.