At a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Kunio Umeda in Hanoi on August 13, Vinh spoke highly of the support provided by the Japanese Government and agencies through projects regarding bomb and mine clearance, dioxin contamination remediation and assistance to Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh (right) and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Kunio Umeda.

He highlighted Japan’s non-refundable official development assistance (ODA) to the national action centre on overcoming toxic chemicals and environment consequences in purchasing equipment and machines in service of dioxin study and analysis.

More attention should be paid to the communication work in order to help people of the two countries and the international community better understand about their collaboration in the work, the Deputy Minister said.

The two sides shared the views that national defence cooperation is one of the important pillars of the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership, which is developing fruitfully.

Vietnam and Japan have exchanged all-level delegations, jointly held national defence policy dialogues at the deputy minister level, cooperated in personnel training and shared experience in joining United Nations peacekeeping operations, they said.

High effort is made to implement the projects regarding bomb and mine clearance, dioxin contamination remediation and assistance to Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims.

Vinh expressed his hope that the two countries will step up defence ties and pay more attention to partnership in training and settling war consequences in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence always supports Japan to enhance its cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he said, calling on Japan to actively participate and back Vietnam’s initiatives, and provide consultations for the country in organising meetings and activities in 2020 when it assumes the ASEAN Chairmanship.

Japan helps Vietnam with e-Government building

Vietnam and Japan on August 7 agreed to promote their cooperation in e-Government building in the Southeast Asian country in the time ahead. 

Vietnam learns from Japanese experience in building an e-government

A working delegation of the Government led by Minister and Chairman of the Government’s Office Mai Tien Dung attended a session in Tokyo, Japan on August 5 to seek experience in developing e-government.

Job opportunities for guest workers back from ROK and Japan

Vietnamese guest workers who returned home from the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan will be offered with further opportunities to work for enterprises from the two countries at an upcoming job festival in early September.

WB, Japan help Vietnam improve taxation management

The World Bank (WB) and the State Bank of Vietnam on August 2 signed an agreement worth 4.2 million USD in non-refundable aid provided by the Japanese government to launch a taxation system modernisation project in Vietnam. 

Vietnam, Japan deepen strategic partnership

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception for visiting Japanese State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Junji Suzuki in Hanoi on July 29.

Source: VNA