Communist Party of Vietnam and Japan’s LDP Sign Cooperation Memorandum
On November 11, the Communist Party of Vietnam and Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party signed a new cooperation memorandum in Tokyo. The two sides plan to strengthen exchanges between their parties, train officials, and expand cooperation in trade, technology and other fields. Vietnamese representatives also discussed human resource development with a Japanese policy research institute.
On November 11, 2026, the Communist Party of Vietnam and Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) signed a new cooperation memorandum in Tokyo. The signing took place during an official visit to Japan by Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam. Nguyễn Duy Ngọc, head of the Party Central Committee’s Organization Commission, met with LDP Acting Secretary-General Hagiuda Koichi, and the two witnessed the signing.
Nguyễn Duy Ngọc meets with Hagiuda Koichi, acting secretary-general of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party.（VietVance）
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Lê Hoài Trung and LDP International Affairs Division Director Kono Taro signed the document on behalf of their respective parties. Both sides said the new memorandum builds on an agreement signed and implemented in 2015 and will advance exchanges between the parties and the Vietnam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Lê Hoài Trung signs the cooperation memorandum between the Communist Party of Vietnam and Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party.（VietVance）
The two sides agreed to establish an exchange mechanism between their parties’ specialized departments to share experience in policymaking and governance. They also plan to hold their first policy exchange during a visit to Japan by the head of the relevant Vietnamese department in November 2026. Other areas of cooperation include training senior and young officials, promoting trade and investment, and creating favorable conditions for businesses from both countries to work together in technology, innovation, digital transformation and green transition.
On the same day, Nguyễn Duy Ngọc visited Japan’s National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies to discuss training for Vietnamese officials. Its leadership said the institute had helped train 240 Vietnamese students, with another 12 currently enrolled. A program for training senior officials that it has administered since 2018 has had 454 short-term and 41 long-term participants. The two sides also discussed further exchanges on public sector human resource development and the design of a one-year master’s program expected to begin in 2027.
Nguyễn Duy Ngọc holds talks with representatives of a Japanese policy research institute.（VietVance）
Source: VietVance
