Hanoi, May 11 -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Governor of Japan's Yamanashi prefecture Nagasaki Kotaro in Hanoi on May 11, pledging support for Yamanashi's continued promotion of substantive and comprehensive ties with Vietnamese localities, including Quang Tri, Lao Cai and Tay Ninh, with which the prefecture has already established relations.

At the meeting, the two sides expressed their satisfaction at the continued strong, substantive and effective development of the Vietnam - Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World, which has entered its third year with high political trust and cooperation expanding across all fields.

Japan remains one of Vietnam's leading economic partners, r...