He received Motoo Hayashi, Acting Secretary General of the LDP, in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa on December 23.

The PM welcomed Motoo Hayashi to attend the commercial operation ceremony of the Nghi Son oil refinery and petrochemical complex plant – a joint project between Vietnamese and Japanese partners.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Motoo Hayashi, Acting Secretary General of the LDP.

He expressed his pleasure at the thriving extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia between Vietnam and Japan in all fields from politics, external affairs, and economy to culture, education, and health care.

He noted that the bilateral cooperative ties have been expanded, bringing benefits for the two sides and contributing to peace and prosperity in the region and beyond.

The LDP plays a crucial role in the development of bilateral relations, he stressed.

Motoo Hayashi recalled the successful Japan visit by PM Phuc in October 2018, including the meeting with Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Toshihiro Nikai.

He expressed his confidence in the successful operation of the project and affirmed he will spare no effort to promote the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership.

The Nghi Son oil refinery and petrochemical project has been carried out since 2013 with a total investment capital of over 9 billion USD.

It is invested by a consortium of Kuwait International Petrochemical Company (KPC, 35.1 percent), and the Japanese firms Idemitsui Kosan (IKC, 35.1 percent) and Mitsui Chemicals (MCI, 4.7 percent). The rest is contributed by the state-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam).

Female Vietnamese academician receives Japan’s noble order

Academician Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Chairwoman and CEO of the Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC), has been conferred Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for her important contributions to the development of Japan.

 

Run for Traffic Safety marks Vietnam – Japan relations

The Kizuna Ekiden Relay Run for Traffic Safety 2018 was held right in the heart of Hanoi jointly by the Ministry of Public Security and the Mainichi Shimbun Group of Japan on November 18.

 

Over 1,100 job positions offered for overseas labourers returning from ROK, Japan

Nearly 1,160 working positions with high incomes are being offered to Vietnamese overseas laborers who have returned home after completing their contracts in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan.

 

Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association’s chapter in Chukyo region visits Bac Giang province

(BGO) - On November 16, Vice Permanent Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Giang province Lai Thanh Son received a delegation from the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association led by Maeda Toshimichi, President of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association’s chapter in Chukyo region. Attending the reception were leaders of the Office of the provincial People's Committee, the Department of External Affairs and the Bac Giang city People's Committee.

 

Vietnam – Japan Friendship Industrial Park inaugurated in Can Tho

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 3 inaugurated the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Industrial Park, as part of the activities to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the bilateral diplomatic ties.

 

Source: VNA