Vietnam's To Lam to Visit Japan November 8-11: First by a Party Chief in 11 Years, Trade Heads for 60 Billion Dollars
To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam, will pay an official visit to Japan from November 8 to 11, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang announced at a regular press briefing on November 5. It is his first official visit to Japan in that capacity, and the first visit to Japan by a Vietnamese party chief in 11 years.
During the visit, To Lam will make a state call on the Emperor and Empress, hold talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, meet the presidents of both houses of the Diet, deliver a policy address at the National Diet and visit Kanagawa prefecture. Japan's Foreign Ministry said the Imperial couple will host a court luncheon for To Lam and his spouse.
Hang said the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is developing across party, government, parliamentary and people-to-people channels. Bilateral trade reached 33.7 billion US dollars in the first eight months of 2026, up 27 percent year on year, putting the two countries on track for their 60 billion dollar target by 2030. Japan is Vietnam's largest ODA and labour cooperation partner.
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam
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