Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visit to Japan from November 22-25 is expected to lift the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership to a new height.

Vietnam missed out on their first points in the final round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Asian Qualifiers after losing 1-0 to the continent’s football powerhouse Japan in their fifth Group B match at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on Thursday evening (November 11).

Fans who want to enter My Dinh National Stadium to watch the football match between Vietnam and Japan must meet certain requirements besides the usual tickets, according to Hanoi City Police.

A travel firm in Khanh Hoa Province has sought approval from local authorities to welcome back the first group of South Korean and Japanese tourists after nearly two years.

Japan will resume the reception of Vietnamese workers from November 8, with the addition of conditions on vaccination and quarantine, after months of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.