Inauguration ceremony of the Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien urban railway line (Metro Line No.1), two months after its official operation begins. This is Vietnam’s first metro line, the largest Japanese ODA-funded project in the country, and a symbolic project of Vietnam-Japan cooperation (Ho Chi Minh City, March 9, 2025). (Photo: VNA)
Nhat Tan Bridge – the largest cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam spanning the Red River – a gift from the Japanese people to mark the 60th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 –2014). (Photo: VNA)
Japan is currently Vietnam’s leading economic partner and its largest ODA provider. Japanese FDI has reached 57 out of Vietnam’s 63 provinces and cities. Japan has nearly 5,000 valid FDI projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of nearly USD 70 billion, ranking third among 141 countries and territories investing in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
A Japanese expert transfers radiofrequency ablation techniques for liver tumor treatment using a Leveen needle to doctors at Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi, Dec. 8, 2018). (Photo: VNA)
On the sidelines of the 2024 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, State President Luong Cuong met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Lima, Peru, on the morning of November 16, 2024. (Photo: VNA)
During the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the morning of October 11, 2024. (Photo: VNA)
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse, along with delegates, attend the ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the launch of direct flights between Vietnam and Japan (Tokyo, December 6, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosts a welcoming ceremony for Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko on their official visit to Vietnam (Hanoi, September 21, 2023). (Photo: VNA)
The "Yosakoi Summer Festival 2023" – a vibrant Japanese cultural festival – features a variety of activities and attracts a large number of youth and teenagers in Hanoi (May 14, 2023). (Photo: VNA)
Japanese tourists enjoy Vietnamese beer at the Vietnam Festival held at Ikebukuro Park in Japan, April 6, 2024. (Photo: VNA)
To meet growing interest in Japanese cuisine – recognized by UNESCO in 2013 as an Intangible Cultural Heritage – a wide range of Japanese-style eateries and restaurants, from casual to upscale, have opened in Hanoi, contributing to bilateral exchange and cooperation (April 18, 2023). (Photo: VNA)
A ceremony to announce the export of lotus roots to Japan, with an order valued at nearly 1 billion VND, organized by the Dong Thap Lotus Industry Association and Dai Viet Lotus Foods JSC (May 7, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam – Japan: Comprehensive strategic partners for peace, prosperity
1973 - 2025), Vietnam - Japan ties are currently at their best stage of development. Especially in 2023, when the relationship was elevated to a "Comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world," the two countries continue making substantive and comprehensive progress across all areas, with political trust further strengthened and economic cooperation remaining a key pillar.
