Hanoi, Aug. 5 -- Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Organisation Commission Le Minh Hung hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 5 for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki.

Hung, who is Chairman of the Vietnam - Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group (VJPFG), expressed his delight at the substantive, effective and comprehensive development of Vietnam-Japan ties across multiple areas, with growing political trust and increasingly enhanced high-level exchanges and meetings. He emphasised that Japan remains a top economic partner of Vietnam, its largest provider of ODA and labour cooperation, third-largest investor and source of tourist arrivals, and fourth-largest trading partner.

The official n...