Japanese PM Shinzo Abe (Source: Kyodo/VNA) It will be the first time for a Japanese Prime Minister to visit any of these countries. “I will widen the frontier of Japanese diplomacy while confirming our close coordination on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) issue and other pressing matters facing the international community,” PM Abe said at a meeting between the government and ruling coalition of his Liberal Democratic Party and the smaller Komeito Party. “I want to confirm our cooperation on DPRK and other urgent issues the international community faces,” he told reporters before he left. Abe, who will meet the heads of the six states on his tour, also noted that representatives from more than 30 companies would accompany him to develop business ties./. Compiled by BTA
President Triet made the affirmation at a reception for former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on December 15 during his visit to Vietnam to attend the 9th General Assembly of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) held in Hanoi. Mr Triet added that Vietnam wants to continue to strengthen friendship and cooperation with Japan, toward a strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia. State President also spoke highly of Mr Fukuda’s active contribution in promoting Vietnam-Japan relations over the past years. He expressed delight at the fine development of strong relations and multi-faceted cooperation between the…... [read more]
While receiving Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang in Tokyo on December 26, Mr Aso said that Japan is interested in several key cooperation projects with Vietnam, including a project to build the first nuclear power plant there and another to launch a second satellite into orbit. He conveyed his best regards to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung and said that Japanese Prince Naruhito will pay a visit to Vietnam in February 2009. The same day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan gave a banquet to welcome the signing of the VJEPA between the two countries. Ambassador…... [read more]
A new wave of Eastern European airliners offering services connecting Vietnam to their countries has emerged, said Do Xuan Quang, CEO of airline dealer Vector Aviation. After their recovery from a period of economic ills, many airline carriers in Eastern Europe are seeking new markets, and Vietnam appeared to be their potential choice in both Asian and Southeast Asian markets, Quang told newswire Saigon Times Online. In the last few years, Vietnam has attracted many Eastern European airliners, including the Polish national airline, which is offering services on the Warsaw-Hanoi route, and the Ukraine’s carrier AeroSvit with its Kiev-Ho Chi…... [read more]
He told representatives of the overseas Vietnamese community at a meeting in Budapest on September 19 that the Party and State appreciate their role and contributions to national development. Every Vietnamese abroad acts as a messenger of friendship, helping to increase economic cooperation between Vietnam and their resident countries and to introduce them to Vietnam’s beautiful land and friendly people, said Mr Dung. He said his two-day visit to Hungary, which ended on September 19, was successful, and the two countries discussed specific measures to promote traditional friendship and all-round cooperation. He asked the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese community…... [read more]
Meeting with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, the Party leader reiterated Vetnam’s unwavering policy of further deepening its extensive strategic partnership with Japan for the benefit of the two countries’ people and for peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world. He suggested the two nations should continue to consolidate political trust via the maintenance of regular exchanges and meetings at all levels, especially visits between senior leaders of the two States, governments and legislatures, as well as intensify people-to-people exchanges. He also hailed the practical and effective support that Japan has provided for Vietnam’s socio-economic development over the past years,…... [read more]
