Hanoi (VNA) - The wivesof the Japanese and Vietnamese Prime Ministers, Suga Mariko and Tran NguyetThu, visited the Temple of Literature and the Vietnamese Women’s Museum inHanoi on October 19 as part of the Japanese Prime Minister’s official visit toVietnam.
They were joined by President of the VietnamUnion of Friendship Organisations Nguyen Phuong Nga, leaders of the VietnamWomen’s Union, and the wife of the Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam.
At the Temple of Literature, the two learned of thehistory of the special national relic - the first university of Vietnam and honouringthe traditional fondness for learning and reflecting the quintessence of thecountry’s culture and civilisation.
Touring the Vietnamese Women’s Museum, they hada glance at the history, cultural heritage, and lives of Vietnamese womenthroughout history.
Japanese PM Suga Yoshihide and his spouse arepaying an official visit to Vietnam from October 18 to 20 amid the strong andsubstantive development of the two countries’ extensive strategic partnershipand political trust.
Vietnam and Japan set up diplomatic relations onSeptember 21, 1973. Japan is currently Vietnam’s fourth-largest trade partner, withbilateral trade reaching 40 billion USD. It ranks second among the 138countries and territories investing in Vietnam, with 4,595 projects and nearly59.87 billion USD in capital. Japan is also Vietnam’s largest provider of ODA.
Bilateral ties have been continually elevatedover recent years, with the “extensive strategic partnership for peace andprosperity in Asia” established in 2014./.