General Secretary and President To Lam to pay official visit to Japan soon
General Secretary and President To Lam, along with his wife and the high-level Vietnamese delegation, will pay an official visit to Japan.
At the invitation of the State of Japan, General Secretary and President To Lam, along with his wife and the high-level Vietnamese delegation, will pay an official visit to Japan from November 8-11, 2020.
According to Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang, this is the first official visit to Japan by General Secretary and President To Lam in his new position.
Over the past time, the Vietnam - Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has developed comprehensively, substantively, and effectively across all Party, Government, and National Assembly channels; cooperation between ministries, sectors, localities and in all fields. Political trust has been increasingly strengthened, and the two sides continue to share many common strategic benefits.
Regarding economic cooperation, Japan continues to be Vietnam's leading partner and the largest partner in official development assistance (ODA) and labor cooperation; third in investment; fourth in trade and tourism.
As of July 2026, Japan has 5,800 projects in Vietnam with a total investment capital of 80.4 billion USD. Trade turnover in the first 8 months reached 33.7 billion USD, an increase of 27% compared to 2025.
Cooperation in the fields of digital transformation, green transformation, and renewable energy has made much progress. Cooperation in local human resources and close and effective people-to-people exchanges continue to be bright spots in bilateral relations.
The Vietnamese community in Japan has nearly 700,000 people. The proportion of intellectuals and high-quality workers is increasing. Currently, there are about 7,000 Vietnamese engineers working in the field of information technology in Japan.
Within the framework of his official visit to Japan, General Secretary and President To Lam will meet with the Japanese Emperor; hold talks with the Japanese Prime Minister; have important meetings with the Speaker of the Japanese Senate and Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives; plan to deliver policy speeches at the Japanese Parliament; visit Kanagawa Prefecture and have other important foreign affairs activities in Japan.
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