HCM City, Feb. 18 -- Ho Chi Minh City places great importance on its comprehensive partnership with Japan and is eager to further enhance cooperation in the years ahead, said Nguyen Thanh Nghi, member of the Party Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee.

During a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki on February 17, Nghi highlighted that Vietnam-Japan relations are currently at their strongest in five decades. This strength is evident in the dynamic and substantive exchanges between the two countries across multiple fields, including politics, economics, trade, investment, culture, education, and healthcare.

Japan is currently HCM City's fifth-largest trading partner, third-large...