Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang visits and works in Japan.

          During his visit to Japan to attend the 12th theoretical exchange with the Japanese Communist Party, Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang—a member of the 13th Politburo and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council—engaged in numerous significant activities aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.

          On August 25–26 in Tokyo, Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang met with senior leaders of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), including Acting Secretary-General Hagiuda Koichi, Policy Research Council Chairman Kobayashi Takayuki, and International Bureau Director Kono Taro, as well as several parliamentarians and young LDP leaders. During these meetings, both sides highly valued the rapid and substantive development of the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and agreed to promote exchanges and cooperation across Party, parliamentary, and governmental channels. During this period, the delegation also participated in a scientific exchange with the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) regarding social management amidst an aging population, the development of artificial intelligence, and quantum technology; visited Rikkei Vietnam’s technology operations in Japan; and held working sessions with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy.

          Subsequently, on August 27–28, in accordance with the agreement between the two parties, the 12th theoretical exchange between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Japanese Communist Party took place in Tokyo under the theme "The Vitality of Communism in the Digital Era." The Vietnamese delegation was led by Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, while the Japanese delegation was led by Mr. Tanaka Yu, Vice Chairman of the Presidium, Acting Head of the Secretariat, and Chairman of the Theoretical Commission of the Japanese Communist Party. The event takes place against the backdrop of deepening bilateral relations following the upgrade to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, thereby further consolidating the traditional friendship and affirming the theoretical exchange mechanism as a crucial dialogue channel between the two Parties.

( Some highlights from the visit )