A range of issues, including those regarding working environments and the reform of State-owned enterprises and the stock market, will be included in the action plan for Phase VIII of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 29 met with Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio in Hanoi to explore how to beef up ties between the two countries and cooperation at multilateral forums.

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

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 - Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is scheduled to visit Hanoi from October 18 to October 20 as part of his first ever overseas trip, indicating that Vietnam is an important part of Japan’s foreign policy.

The Vietnam-Japan relationship has become a model of friendship and win-win partnerships, creating a foundation for cooperation in ensuring stability and peace in Southeast Asia and beyond, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam has said.

VOV.VN - Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and his wife will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 18-20 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wants to bring the strategic partnership with Japan to new heights, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on September 16.

VOV.VN - The Department for Overseas Labour Management announced on September 16 an increase in the recruitment of nurses and orderlies to work in Japan as part of the Vietnam-Japan economic partnership agreement (VJEPA).

VOV.VN - Since 2015 relations between Vietnam and Japan have developed substantially across all fields, marking a number of positive policies under Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s leadership.