Hanoi, Nov. 19 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with Quang Ninh province and the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam, held a press conference in Hanoi on November 19 to provide information about the upcoming Vietnam-Japan local cooperation forum.

The forum is scheduled to take place in Quang Ninh province on November 25, with the aim of implementing agreements reached by senior leaders of both countries, particularly on local cooperation, amid the robust growth of the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Le Thi Hong Van, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Cultural Diplomacy, emphasised that local cooperation is a practical and effective channel to strengthen trade, investment, tourism, labour, and...