Japanese media on June 1 covered the talks between President Tran Dai Quang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a day ago, highlighting the agreements reached in multiple key areas.

President Tran Dai Quang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
shake hands in their meeting in Tokyo on May 31. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam and Japan agreed to expand the Comprehensive and Progressive
Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to include more countries and
regions for the future benefit of both nations, reported The Nikkei newspaper
from Japan.
The leaders have discussed the possibility of launching negotiations on a
bilateral social welfare agreement which prevents the double payment of social
security contributions for Vietnamese employers who have employees working in
Japan and vice versa, the newspaper said.
Japan also pledged to provide Vietnam with 15.6 billion JPY in Official
Development Assistance (ODA) to build educational establishments for human
resources training in the industrial sector, it added.
In addition to cooperation in economics, the Japanese media also highlighted
the Vietnam-Japan relations in East Sea issues, freedom of navigation,
promotion of respect for international law, and denuclearization of the Korean
Peninsula.
The two sides exchanged concerns over the current situation in the East Sea and
shared common awareness of the significance of fostering peace and stability in
the waters and of the demilitarization through diplomatic efforts, NHK
Television reported.
PM Shinzo Abe expected that the two nations will continue taking their
partnership in maritime security to a new height and pushing for the "Free and
Open Indo-Pacific Strategy”. He stressed that the freedom of navigation is
important to the region’s peace and prosperity, reported Sankei, Mainichi,
JIJI, and Kyodo News Agency.
Source: VNA
The Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation of Hoa Binh province convened a meeting on March 11 to deploy key tasks.
Lac Son district is reorganising and streamlining its organisational apparatus and the contingent of officials, civil servants and public employees in line with Resolution 18 issued by the 12th Party Central Committee.
The provincial Department of Public Security has reorganised its structure to enhance operational efficiency and meet the evolving demands of the new era. In line with the Resolution No. 25 of the Central Public Security Party Committee, the move aims to streamline personnel, standardise leadership roles, and strengthen the police force’s capacity while creating better conditions for modernising equipment.
The subcommittee for documents of the 18th Hoa Binh provincial Party Congress, the 2025 - 2030 term, convened on March 3 to review and incorporate public feedback on the congress’s draft documents. The meeting was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee. It was attended by senior provincial officials, including Bui Thi Minh, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council; Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; other members of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee; and members of the document subcommittee.
Muong Bi - Tan Lac, one of the four major Muong ethnic minority-inhabited regions in Hoa Binh, is known for not only its distinctive cultural identity but also its proud history of heroism, with great contributions to the victory against US invaders in the past. Today, Tan Lac district continues to uphold this legacy while embracing development and renewal.
March 3 marked the first official working day for specialised agencies under the provincial People's Committee following the merger or transfer of functions and tasks from the previous agencies. On this day, the newly merged departments and agencies took proactive steps to arrange personnel, organise workflows, and implement tasks efficiently, ensuring that administrative procedures were carried out smoothly without interruption.