Hanoi, Nov. 15 -- Party General Secretary To Lam on November 15 applauded the practical contributions of the Governor and administration of Japan's Kanagawa prefecture to promoting the locality's ties with Vietnam, particularly in economy, trade, culture, education and labour.

Receiving Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Kanagawa prefecture in Hanoi, General Secretary Lam expressed his pleasure at the strong and comprehensive development of the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, noting that economic cooperation remains the key pillar while science and technology has emerged as a new pillar.

Collaboration in culture, human resources, and people-to-people exchange has also grown increasingly substantive and effective, he said.

He ...