Friendship association contributes to Vietnam – Japan ties: State President
The Kyushu-Vietnam Friendship Association has made positive contributions to boosting the relations between Vietnam and Japan as a whole, State President Vo Van Thuong said while hosting a reception for president of the association Hoshino Hiroshi on November 30.
President Vo Van Thuong (R) and president of the Kyushu-Vietnam Friendship Association (Photo: VNA)
Fukuoka (VNA) – The Kyushu-Vietnam Friendship Association has madepositive contributions to boosting the relations between Vietnam and Japan as awhole, State President Vo Van Thuong said while hosting a reception for president ofthe association Hoshino Hiroshi on November 30.
Thuong, who is paying an official visit to the East Asian country, stressedthat this is the right time to enhance the friendship cooperation acrossscience-technology, investment, education, and exchange between young peopleunder the freshly-established comprehensive strategic partnership for peace andprosperity in Asia and the world.
Hailing the association’s contributions to boosting cooperation between Vietnamand Kyushu region, particularly through the travel study programme, he askedthe association to continue supporting Kyushu localities to enhance exchangeand collaboration with Vietnamese sides, as well as assisting more than 50,000Vietnamese people who are living, studying and working in the region.
Hoshino, for his part, said that since its establishment in 2008, theassociation has carried out an array of activities to bolster cooperation withVietnam.
President Vo Van Thuong hails the contributions made by the Kyushu-Vietnam Friendship Association to the bilateral relations. (Photo: VNA)
He expressed his delight at the substantial progress in the bilateralrelations since then, with the increase in the number of both Vietnamese peoplein Kyushu region and Japanese investors in Vietnam.
Describing the relations between Vietnamese localities and Kyushu region as atypical example of cooperation at the local level, he said the association willmake further efforts to strengthen collaboration between the two sides, supportthe Vietnamese community to better integrate into the host nation, and resumethe travel study programme after a halt caused by the COVID-19 pandemic./.
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong on November 29 received Governor of Fukuoka prefecture Hattori Seitaro and leaders of Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Saga and Kagoshima prefectures of Japan, as part of his ongoing official visit to the East Asian country.
President Vo Van Thuong received a delegation of the Japan - Vietnam specialists’ association led by President of Hiroshima University Prof. Ochi Mitsuo in Fukuoka city on November 30.
The elevation of the Vietnam-Japan relationship to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World” serves as an impulse for the bilateral relations to grow further in the time ahead.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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President Vo Van Thuong (R) and president of the Kyushu-Vietnam Friendship Association (Photo: VNA) 
President Vo Van Thuong hails the contributions made by the Kyushu-Vietnam Friendship Association to the bilateral relations. (Photo: VNA) 
