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Vietnam should give priority to areas where it has potential to build strengths, particularly manufacturing and packaging.

Speaking on the occasion of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference, ambassadors from Laos, Japan, the Philippines, China and South Africa highlighted Vietnam's growing international standing, its foreign policy of independence and self-reliance, and its commitment to peace, cooperation and sustainable development.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 29 sent a message of condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae over significant losses of life and property caused by a recent earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture and the Kyushu region.

PSNews - The Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Vietnam Office jointly held a ceremony, on Tuesday afternoon, to launch a Japan-funded project aimed at strengthening international cooperation against organized and transnational fraud.

PSNews - The exhibition “Vietnam, the Landscape of memories” has opened in Okinawa, Japan, featuring more than 110 artworks that reflect a century of Vietnam’s modern history—from struggles for independence to economic reform and globalization.

Japan will consider new generation ODA for Vietnam, with a primary focus on new fields such as digital transformation, green transformation, climate change response and health, alongside infrastructure construction as a traditional field, said newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki.

A high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung, attended the 8th Deputy-Ministerial Security Dialogue between the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the National Police Agency of Japan from May 26th to May 31st, in Tokyo, Japan. This year, the dialogue is hosted by the National Police Agency of Japan on a rotational basis.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 2 sent a message of sympathy to his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio over huge losses in human lives and property caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Ishikawa prefecture and adjacent areas in central Japan on January 1.

 A delegation from the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Major General Nguyen Van Long, had a working trip to Japan from July 31, 2033 to August 5, 2023.

Deputy Minister of Public Security of Vietnam Major General Nguyen Van Long received a delegation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, led by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Nakagawa Takamoto, on the occasion of their participation in the International Exhibition on Fire Safety and Rescue Technology & Equipment in Vietnam, on the afternoon of July 20, in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 10 for visiting Governor of Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture Shiota Koichi during which, the former highlighted the fruitful and comprehensive development of the extensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan with their political trust increasingly enhanced.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Governor of Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture Shiota Koichi in Hanoi on July 10.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 21 delivered a speech at the G7 expanded Summit’s working session named "Towards a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous World”, in which he affirmed Vietnam will do its best to jointly contribute to peace, stability and sustainable development of mankind.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to the expanded G7 Summit in Japan this week at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

PSNews - According to Vietnam Trade Counselor in Japan Ta Duc Minh, in the first two months of 2023, the number of fresh durians that Japan imported from Vietnam exceeded that of Thailand. In April 2022, the retail price of durian was only about USD9-10 per kilogram, and now it has reached USD17-18 per kg.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam held talks with Commander of the Japanese National Police Agency Tsuyuki Yasuhiro, on April 3, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

With Vietnamese banana exports to Japan making up less than 1% of the Far East nation’s banana imports, there remains ample room for the export of bananas as well as other fruits to this market in the future, according to industry insiders.

Overseas Vietnamese people in Japan, Israel, Slovakia, and Czech Republic have celebrated the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in a warm atmosphere in line with Vietnamese traditions.

Vietnam’s passport climbed four spots to rank 88th among the most powerful passports in the world, according to the newly-released Henley Passport Index 2023.

Vietnamese tourists are tending to choose destinations in Northeast Asia such as Japan, Taiwan (China), and the Republic of Korea (RoK) for short New Year holidays, according to survey conducted by travel firms.