Hanoi, Aug. 21 -- National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 21 hosted a reception for a visiting delegation from the Youth Division of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by its director Nakasone Yasutaka.

Welcoming the delegation, Chairman Man said the visit holds special significance as it comes after the two countries elevated their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World.

He congratulated Nakasone on being elected director of the LDP Youth Division, and noted that the delegation's visit, together with the recent trip to Vietnam by Yuko Obuchi, Chairwoman of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, helps advance Vietnam-Japan relations, as well as...