A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Luong Cuong, Politburo member and permanent member of the CPV Central Committee's Secretariat, is on a working visit to China from October 9-12 to realise the common perceptions reached by the high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and countries in recent times.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang held talks with visiting Japanese Defence Minister Kihara Minoru in Hanoi on August 6, during which they touched upon cooperation orientations.