Hanoi, July 8 -- General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, has praised Japan's cooperation with and support for Vietnam in areas including training, defence industry, technology transfer and war legacy settlement. He made the remark while receiving Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki in Hanoi on July 8, reaffirming that Vietnam attaches great importance to its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World with Japan. The Deputy PM and Defence Minister said that alongside the intensive and extensive development of bilateral ties, defence cooperation has continued to grow in both scope and substance, becoming increasingly effective and practical. Japan is one of...