The Japanese and Indonesian governments have agreed to foster cooperation in disaster mitigation following humanitarian aid and disaster mitigation programmes in the wake of powerful earthquakes and tsunami in Central Sulawesi province.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have reaffirmed to maintain freedom of navigation in the East Sea, a vital shipping lane for Southeast Asian nations.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Hanoi on November 15 evening, concluding a trip to Singapore for the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related summits at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong.
Foreign and trade ministers from 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum gathered in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) on November 15 to discuss ways to further open markets and regional economic integration.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined leaders of other ASEAN and partner countries in a number of multilateral and bilateral meetings as part of the 33rd ASEAN Summits and related event in Singapore.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underlined strong commitments of ASEAN in promoting and elevating the strategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation between the grouping and Japan for peace, stability and prosperity of each side as well as the whole region.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad discussed ways to help Malaysia address its huge debts during talks in Tokyo on November 6.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong received the Japanese Prime Minister’s special envoy Kentaro Sonoura, who is also a member of the House of Representatives, in Hanoi on November 5.
A programme to improve the training of Japanese language teachers in Vietnam was launched in Hanoi on October 24.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the opening ceremony of the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit which took place in Brussels, Belgium, on October 18 evening (local time).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s trip to Japan from October 8-10 has been a resounding success, contributing to enhancing political trust and friendly cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has concluded his trip to Japan to attend the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit.
Vietnam will maintain its close cooperation with Japan and the Mekong countries to make the Japan-Mekong cooperation mechanism more successful in order to meet each country’s aspirations and contribute to the peace and prosperity of the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
Leaders of the Mekong subregion countries and Japan decided to lift the two sides’ cooperation to a strategic partnership at the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting in Tokyo on October 9.
The talks between Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on October 8 have made headlines in the Japanese press.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined leaders of Japan and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries at the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit that opened in Tokyo on October 9.
Myanmar State Councellor Aung San Suu Kyi has pledged that the country will ensure a period of stability and peace so as to attract more foreign investment.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the solidarity and efforts of the 300,000-strong Vietnamese community in Japan in fostering the extensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan.
