State President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse are paying an official visit to Japan from November 27 - 30 at the invitation of the Japanese State.

Vietnamese fresh longan has been officially imported into the Japanese market after six years of negotiation.

The Vietnam- Japan Extensive Stratgic Partnership has developed in all areas. Japan is currently the second biggest investor and the fourth largest trading partner of Vietnam. It is also a big ODA provider for Vietnam.