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Gunma’s Governor Yamamoto Ichita, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu, and other delegates at the event. Photo: World & Vietnam Report Gunma’s Governor Yamamoto Ichita and Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu joined the Vietnamese in the province and its adjacent areas at the opening ceremony. Over the past time, the close cooperation between Gunma and Vietnamese localities has been seen as a symbol of people-to-people exchange, and a vivid demonstration of the outcomes of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World between the two countries. In his remarks, Yamamoto spoke highly of the performance of the Vietnamese community in Gunma and thanked the ambassador for his suggestion to organize such a festival. More than 12,000 Vietnamese are living and studying in Gunma, forming the biggest foreign community there. Gunma’s Governor Yamamoto Ichita at the festival. Photo: World & Vietnam Report ...

The event was chaired by Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and head of its Commission for Communication and Education, Nguyen Trong Nghia, and Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, Li Shulei. During the forum, the two sides had fruitful discussions and shared valuable insights in various areas including economy, politics – society, literature, and art. Li commended the research achievements of Vietnamese experts and scholars across different fields, recognizing their positive contributions to the Vietnam – China friendship. He also expressed China’s readiness to further expand the exchange of ideas with Vietnamese counterparts on mutual concerns. In his concluding remarks, Nghia expressed his confidence that cultural and academic exchanges between the two Parties and states will strengthen mutual understanding and trust, as wel...