Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe in July 2019 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucwill attend the coronation ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo fromOctober 22-23 at the invitation of Japanese government.
The PM’s attendance at the event reflects Vietnam’sappreciation for Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership andsignificant progress in bilateral ties.
Vietnam and Japan established diplomatic ties on September21, 1973. During State visit to Japan by President Truong Tan Sang in March2014, the two countries upgraded their ties to the level of extensive strategicpartnership for peace and prosperity in Asia.
Their leaders maintained regular visits and exchanges atregional and global forums, with Emperor Akihito’s Vietnam visit in 2017,President Tran Dai Quang’s visit in May 2018, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’sattendance at the G7 Summit in May 2016, official visit in June 2017, andpresence at the Mekong – Japan Summit in October 2018.
Both sides held a number of meetings of the Vietnam – JapanCooperation Committee, the Vietnam – Japan strategic partnership dialogue ondiplomacy – security – national defence at the deputy ministerial level, thedeputy ministerial-level national defence policy dialogue, the deputyministerial-level security dialogue, the Joint Committee on Trade, Energy andIndustry, the ministerial-level agriculture dialogue.
Last year, Japan was Vietnam’s top important economicpartner, the largest supplier of official development assistance (ODA), thesecond largest investor and the fourth largest trade partner. Two-way tradereached 29.16 billion USD in the first nine months of this year, up 5.6 percentannually. Of the figure, 14.98 billion UDS was Vietnam’s exports, up 8 percentyear-on-year and the remaining up 3.3 percent.
As of September 2019, Japan had over 4,200 valid projectsworth 60.36 billion USD in Vietnam, ranking second among 132 countries andterritories investing in the country.
In 2018, the two countries signed three diplomatic notes onthe exchange of non-refundable aid worth around 34 million USD. Japan committeda loan of roughly 142 million USD to vocational training in Vietnam.
In September 2015, they signed the medium and long-termvision of Vietnam – Japan agriculture cooperation, resigned the amended jointvision in May 2018. Japan has provided ODA for Vietnam’s climate changeresponse projects in recent years.
Since 1992, Vietnam has sent a number of trainees to Japan,becoming the largest source of trainees for Japan with about 160,000 people. Vietnamsent 470 nurses and caregivers to Japan under a Memorandum of Understanding onJapan’s reception of Vietnamese nurses caregivers.
The two nations will continue discussing the possibility of negotiatinga social insurance agreement.
Japan is one of the largest providers of non-refundable aidfor Vietnam’s education-training sector. As of June 2018, Vietnamese studentscounted over 80,600, ranking second in Japan.
The Vietnam – Japan University, a joint effort between thetwo countries, looks to train a contingent of quality personnel inscience-technology, management and services for Vietnam. Japan also assists inteaching Japanese language in several elementary and secondary schools in Hanoiand Ho Chi Minh City.
In October 2018, both sides signed a cooperation agreementon reducing the number of Vietnamese students that violate laws in Japan.
Last year, more than 826,000 Japanese people visitedVietnam, up 3.6 percent while over 389,000 Vietnamese travelled to Japan,marking a surge of 26 percent year-on-year.
In the first eight months of this year, Japanese arrivals inVietnam topped 620.700 , up 18.3 percent from the same period last year.
On March 8, 2005, the two sides exchanged a diplomatic noteon exemption of visa for Vietnamese and Japanese diplomatic and officialpassport holders who stay no more than 90 days starting from May 1, 2005.
Japan further loosened the issuance of multiple-entry visa onFebruary 15, 2016 and single-entry visa for Vietnamese citizens on November 20,2014, simplified short-term visa for officials, civil cadres and publicemployees from March 1, 2019.
Over 40 pairs of localities signed cooperation agreements,including Ho Chi Minh City – Osaka, Ho Chi Minh City - Nagano, Ho Chi Minh City – Yokohama, Da Nang– Sakai, Da Nang – Yokohama, Hanoi – Fukuoka, Dong Nai – Hyogo, Ba Ria-Vung Tau– Kawasaki, Phu Tho – Nara, Hue – Kyoto, Hung Yen – Kanagawa, Hai Phong –Niigata, among others.
About 330,000 Vietnamese people are living and working inJapan, mostly in Tokyo, and prefectures of Achi, Saitama and Osaka.
PM Phuc’s attendance at the ceremony will contribute toimproving the efficiency of multilateral external work, popularising Vietnam asa dynamic, trustworthy and responsible partner of international community./.
The PM’s attendance at the event reflects Vietnam’sappreciation for Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership andsignificant progress in bilateral ties.
Vietnam and Japan established diplomatic ties on September21, 1973. During State visit to Japan by President Truong Tan Sang in March2014, the two countries upgraded their ties to the level of extensive strategicpartnership for peace and prosperity in Asia.
Their leaders maintained regular visits and exchanges atregional and global forums, with Emperor Akihito’s Vietnam visit in 2017,President Tran Dai Quang’s visit in May 2018, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’sattendance at the G7 Summit in May 2016, official visit in June 2017, andpresence at the Mekong – Japan Summit in October 2018.
Both sides held a number of meetings of the Vietnam – JapanCooperation Committee, the Vietnam – Japan strategic partnership dialogue ondiplomacy – security – national defence at the deputy ministerial level, thedeputy ministerial-level national defence policy dialogue, the deputyministerial-level security dialogue, the Joint Committee on Trade, Energy andIndustry, the ministerial-level agriculture dialogue.
Last year, Japan was Vietnam’s top important economicpartner, the largest supplier of official development assistance (ODA), thesecond largest investor and the fourth largest trade partner. Two-way tradereached 29.16 billion USD in the first nine months of this year, up 5.6 percentannually. Of the figure, 14.98 billion UDS was Vietnam’s exports, up 8 percentyear-on-year and the remaining up 3.3 percent.
As of September 2019, Japan had over 4,200 valid projectsworth 60.36 billion USD in Vietnam, ranking second among 132 countries andterritories investing in the country.
In 2018, the two countries signed three diplomatic notes onthe exchange of non-refundable aid worth around 34 million USD. Japan committeda loan of roughly 142 million USD to vocational training in Vietnam.
In September 2015, they signed the medium and long-termvision of Vietnam – Japan agriculture cooperation, resigned the amended jointvision in May 2018. Japan has provided ODA for Vietnam’s climate changeresponse projects in recent years.
Since 1992, Vietnam has sent a number of trainees to Japan,becoming the largest source of trainees for Japan with about 160,000 people. Vietnamsent 470 nurses and caregivers to Japan under a Memorandum of Understanding onJapan’s reception of Vietnamese nurses caregivers.
The two nations will continue discussing the possibility of negotiatinga social insurance agreement.
Japan is one of the largest providers of non-refundable aidfor Vietnam’s education-training sector. As of June 2018, Vietnamese studentscounted over 80,600, ranking second in Japan.
The Vietnam – Japan University, a joint effort between thetwo countries, looks to train a contingent of quality personnel inscience-technology, management and services for Vietnam. Japan also assists inteaching Japanese language in several elementary and secondary schools in Hanoiand Ho Chi Minh City.
In October 2018, both sides signed a cooperation agreementon reducing the number of Vietnamese students that violate laws in Japan.
Last year, more than 826,000 Japanese people visitedVietnam, up 3.6 percent while over 389,000 Vietnamese travelled to Japan,marking a surge of 26 percent year-on-year.
In the first eight months of this year, Japanese arrivals inVietnam topped 620.700 , up 18.3 percent from the same period last year.
On March 8, 2005, the two sides exchanged a diplomatic noteon exemption of visa for Vietnamese and Japanese diplomatic and officialpassport holders who stay no more than 90 days starting from May 1, 2005.
Japan further loosened the issuance of multiple-entry visa onFebruary 15, 2016 and single-entry visa for Vietnamese citizens on November 20,2014, simplified short-term visa for officials, civil cadres and publicemployees from March 1, 2019.
Over 40 pairs of localities signed cooperation agreements,including Ho Chi Minh City – Osaka, Ho Chi Minh City - Nagano, Ho Chi Minh City – Yokohama, Da Nang– Sakai, Da Nang – Yokohama, Hanoi – Fukuoka, Dong Nai – Hyogo, Ba Ria-Vung Tau– Kawasaki, Phu Tho – Nara, Hue – Kyoto, Hung Yen – Kanagawa, Hai Phong –Niigata, among others.
About 330,000 Vietnamese people are living and working inJapan, mostly in Tokyo, and prefectures of Achi, Saitama and Osaka.
PM Phuc’s attendance at the ceremony will contribute toimproving the efficiency of multilateral external work, popularising Vietnam asa dynamic, trustworthy and responsible partner of international community./.
VNA
