“Vietnam welcomes the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)’s issuance of the final ruling on July 12 and will issue a statement on the ruling’s content,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on July 12. He fielded reporters’ question about Vietnam’s response to the PCA's issuance of the final ruling on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea.

The Việt Nam Festival has kicked off at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan, featuring more than 110 booths and attracts about 200,000 visitors. Addressing the opening ceremony on Saturday, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Huỳnh Vĩnh Ái described the festival as evidence of cultural exchange between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 22nd International Conference on the Future of Asia  themed “Rising to global challenges and realizing Asia’s future” in Tokyo, Japan on May 30-31. The meeting focused on factors affecting the future development of the region, including relations between world powers, the trends in economic connection and trade liberal

                   On May 28, commencing at 5:40 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister, held a small meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office with H.E. Mr.

PM Phuc arrived in Nagoya city, Aichi prefecture on May 26 to begin his official visit to Japan and attend the expanded G7 Summit Japan 2016 at the invitation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He attended the Vietnam -Japan high-level economic policy dialogue themed “Vietnam’s integration and development”, immediately after his arrival in Nagoya City, in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture. At the dialogue, P

Vietnam’s attendance at the expanded G7 Summit reflects Japan’s and other G7 countries’ acknowledgement of the position the Southeast Asian nation holds in the world arena, said Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. Speaking with the press following Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s trip to Japan for a visit and to attend the expanded G7 Summit, Son noted that this is the first time in the 42-yea

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is on a visit to Japan from May 26-28 to attend the expanded G7 summit in Mie, Japan. As one of the 7 Asia-Pacific countries invited to the G7 summit, Vietnam’s status has been acknowledged. The member country holding the G7 presidency, currently Japan, has the right to invite countries to the expanded G7 summit.

Viet Nam welcomes the Agenda of the G7 Ise-shima Summit and the its Outreach Meeting   At the invitation of the Government of Japan, H.E. Mr.

President Tran Dai Quang has affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of continuing to regard Japan as its leading and long-term partner.   President Tran Dai Quang (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida At a reception for visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Hanoi on May 6, the State leader noted with joy the fruitful developments of the bilateral cooperation in various areas