Hanoi, Sept. 11 -- The Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association (VJFA) of Hanoi celebrated its 30th anniversary on September 11, celebrating a journey of advancing bilateral people-to-people diplomacy, ahead of its official founding date on September 18.

From a modest start with three chapters and roughly 50 members, the association has grown to 12 chapters and over 400 members from walks of life.

Nguyen Ngoc Ky, President of the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO), said Vietnam - Japan relationship is now at its best in history. In 2023, the two countries upgraded ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, bolstered by robust political trust and substantive cooperation across trade, national defence-security and people-to-pe...