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  Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc meets Governor of Japan’s Saitama prefecture Motohiro Ono in Hà Nội on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted a reception for Motohiro Ono, Governor of Japan’s Saitama prefecture, in Hà Nội on Monday. During the meeting, PM Phúc highlighted the increasing fruitful relations and enhanced political trust between Việt Nam and Japan, saying co-operation between localities of the two nations played a vital role in promoting bilateral ties. The Vietnamese leader expressed his belief that Ono would contribute to fostering co-operation between Saitama and Vietnamese localities, and between Việt Nam and Japan. He hoped Japan would take the lead in FDI and trade in Việt Nam, with Saitama taking the lead in this process. For his part, Ono thanked PM Phúc for … [Read more...] about PM Phúc meets Japanese local official

Vietnam U19s have secured a place in the finals of the 2020 AFC U19 Championship, to be hosted by Uzbekistan in October next year. The junior Golden Stars drew 0-0 against Japan in their final group stage game on Sunday, despite the Japanese playing with ten men in the final 15 minutes. Nguyen Huu Nam could have opened the scoring but his header went wide from five meters. Soromon Sakuragawa headed wide as well. Both sides seemed to be satisfied with a draw so they just passed the ball on their field in the dying minutes to wait for the final whistle. The young Vietnamese and Japanese both earned seven points after three games in Group J and thus advanced to the finals of the 2020 AFC U19 Championship, taking place in Uzbekistan from October 14 to 31 next year. Vietnam U19s had beaten Mongolia 3-0 on November 6 and Guam 4-1 two days later. The young Golden Dragons qualified as one of the four best runners-up in the group stage. Sixteen teams will compete at the 2020 AFC U19 … [Read more...] about Vietnam U19s qualify for finals of continental championship