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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife started their official visit to Vietnam from October 18 afternoon at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The official visit to Vietnam by Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, scheduled for October 18-20, takes place in the context of the bilateral extensive strategic partnership developing fruitfully across spheres.

Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (ICB) of Indonesia said he and Minister of State-owned Enterprises Erick Thohir made a visit to the Republic of Korea on September 23 and 24 to call for more RoK investment to Indonesia.

The ASEAN - US Ministerial Meeting was held online on September 10 within the framework of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM 53).

Singapore rose to become the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam in the first four months of 2020 with 5.07 billion USD, accounting for 41 percent of the total.

Vietnam and Thailand held the seventh political consultation under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and Permanent Secretary of the Thai Foreign Ministry Busaya Mathelin in Hanoi on January 20.

Trade cooperation was a spotlight of the Vietnam-Laos relationship in the first ten months of this year, with revenue reaching 940 million USD.

Cambodian exporters are hopeful that a free trade agreement with the Republic of Korea (RoK) will boost trade between the nations and attract more investment into the Cambodia, local media reported.

A free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) is likely to stimulate not only exports but also imports and investment as well, helping to raise Thailand's GDP by 1.63 percent a year, according to a study.

ASEAN and Japan agreed to enhance transport cooperation towards environmental sustainability at the 17th ASEAN-Japan Transport Ministers Meeting, which was held in Hanoi on November 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at Narita International Airport in Tokyo on October 22 morning, beginning a trip to attend the coronation ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito.

Hong Kong (China) topped 109 countries and territories investing in Vietnam in the first nine months of this year with total capital of 5.89 billion USD, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has said it is ready to revise long-delayed free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the European Union (EU) and has scheduled public hearings nationwide before proceeding with proposals of the talks for cabinet approval by November.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hailed the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ assistance in helping Vietnam to build an e-government and train human resources while receiving State Minister Junji Suzuki in Hanoi on July 29.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue unveiled advantages in investing in Vietnam during a meeting in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) with local securities investors at the headquarters of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) on June 20.

A seminar on ASEAN-Japan cooperation for prosperity took place in Hanoi on June 4, as part of the 2019 ASEAN-Japan Day in Vietnam initiative.

Malaysia is one of the export markets in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) holding the most potential for Vietnam, especially for agricultural products, seafood, foodstuff, and beverages, experts noted at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to cooperate with Singapore in promoting start-ups, high-quality human resources training and logistics, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem said on May 15.

Vietnamese and Chinese enterprises are encouraged to tap into the great bilateral trade potential driven by the two countries’ open trade policies, experts have said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary-General of Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Beijing on April 26.