Online exhibition highlights history of Vietnam-Japan ties
An online exhibition of achieved documents highlighting the history of Vietnam-Japan relations was launched on September 20 as part of activities to celebrate the 45-year ties between the two countries.
A visitor exploring documents kept in the National Archive of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – An online exhibition of archived documents highlighting the history ofVietnam-Japan relations was launched on September 20 as part of activities tocelebrate the 45-year ties between the two countries.
The exhibition,jointly organised by the National Archives of both Vietnam and Japan,introduces various documents kept by the two agencies, showing some of theimportant milestones in the Vietnam-Japan partnership through the decades, manyof which are to be made public for the first time.
The exhibition will berun for three years on the websites of the two agencies in Vietnamese andJapanese.
According to DangThanh Tung, Director of the National Archive of Vietnam, said that theexhibition is the result of active and effective cooperation of the two sidesin promoting the values of national achieved documents, while realising amemorandum of understanding on cooperation signed between the two agenciesearlier.
The documents showthat Vietnam and Japan set up relations very early in the eighth century.
Since the early firstexchanges in religion and culture, the relationship between Vietnam and Japanhas been expanded to many other areas such as marine and trade. In the NguyenDynasty (1802-1945), many Japanese trade vessels visited Vietnam andcontributed to the formation of trading ports in the central region, includingHoi An in Quang Nam province.
Despite significanthistorical developments during the 19th-20th centuries, Vietnam-Japan relationshave never been disrupted.
Deputy Minister ofHome Affairs Trieu Van Cuong said that Vietnam and Japan share manysimilarities in history, culture, tradition, and humanitarian values.
After 45 years ofties, the two sides have become each other’s important partners in many fields,he said, adding that the exhibition will give visitors a deeper understandingon the history of the ties, while showing the important role of national archiveagencies of both sides in maintaining and transferring historical memories toyounger generations.
Addressing the launchceremony, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio said that the organisationof the exhibition has a significant meaning, showing both the past and futureof the Vietnam-Japan partnership.
The diplomat also expressedhis delight at the growth of the extensive strategic partnership between thetwo countries, especially in economy, trade, and education, stressing that thesustainable development of ties with Vietnam has an important role in the diplomaticpolicies of Japan. –VNA
The Vietnam-Japan partnership has grown steadily, especially in labour cooperation, which has created great chances for Vietnamese labourers to seek jobs or study opportunities in Japan.
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The Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association (VJFA), the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries in Hanoi on September 18.
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A visitor exploring documents kept in the National Archive of Vietnam (Photo: VNA) 
