Education deemed best field of cooperation with Japan
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Hiroshi Hase, Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, on May 4, describing education as the countries’ best cooperation realm.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Japanese Minister Hiroshi Hase (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)𒆙 – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Hiroshi Hase, Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, in Hanoi on May 4, describing education as the countries’ best cooperation realm.
He expressed his delight at the two countries’ signing of the strategic cooperation programme on education while highlighting the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan.
Educational collaboration has been brought to fruition, he said, noting that there are
increasing numbers of Vietnamese and Japanese students in each other’s country.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training inked agreements with 17 universities in Japan on support and tuition fee reduction for students. The two Governments have also actively carried out training programmes to help Vietnam have skilled manpower.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Japanese minister to press on with the strategic cooperation programme on education, supporting Vietnam in human resources development, boosting affiliation between the nations’ universities, and fostering the partnership in scientific research.
He considered the profound relationship between the two peoples a good condition for expanding their cultural ties.
On this occasion, the leader also expressed sympathy for Japan on the heavy damage caused by the recent earthquake. He highly values the Japanese people’s spirit during infrastructure rebuilding and life stabilisation.
At the meeting, Minister Hiroshi Hase informed the host about the education – training cooperation outcomes, adding that the application of the Japanese education model in Vietnam will be continued.
His country is ready to give training to Vietnamese doctors in cancer treatment using radiation therapy, which Japan has strength in. It will also work with the Southeast Asian nation to preserve old cultural publications, he said.
The official also conveyed PM Shinzo Abe’s invitation to his Vietnamese counterpart to visit Japan in the near future.-VNA
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The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
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The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Japanese Minister Hiroshi Hase (Photo: VNA)
