The Vietnam – Laos Trade Fair 2022 (VIETLAO EXPO 2022) officially kicked off in Vientiane, Laos on August 25.

On August 23, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) held the fifth meeting of the Japan-Vietnam Joint Committee on Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Energy, with METI Minister Nishimura and H.E. Mr. Nguyen Hong Dien, Vietnam's Minister of Industry and Trade, serving as co-chairs. In the meeting, the two ministers confirmed that they will further develop the economic relations between the two  countries, and agreed to issue a joint ministerial statement and a fact sheet.

Below is the full Joint Statement Toward the Opening of a New Era in Japan-Viet Nam Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia, issued on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio in Tokyo, Japan on November 24.