Japan confers Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun on Vietnam's former PM

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During his tenure as head of the Vietnamese Government, former PM Pham Minh Chinh made dedicated contributions to elevating Japan – Vietnam relations to a Co...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to former Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a ceremony in Tokyo on November 10, in recognition of his contributions to bilateral relations, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Also at the ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae presented the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star to former Vietnamese Deputy PM Nguyen Chi Dung.

The decisions on the conferment of the decorations were announced by the Japanese government on November 3.

During his tenure as head of the Vietnamese Government, former PM Chinh made dedicated contributions to elevating Japan – Vietnam relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World in 2023. He also worked to translate cooperation projects into concrete action and accelerate their implementation to deliver tangible results under the newly established bilateral framework.

Notably, he chaired three dialogues with Japanese businesses between March 2025 and March 2026, helping identify solutions and make progress in addressing difficulties facing Japanese firms.

“ Sincerity, affection, trust, substance, effectiveness and mutual benefit” are the guiding principles for Vietnam-Japan relations that former PM Chinh repeatedly emphasized during his tenure.

During his visit to Japan in November 2021, he and then Japanese PM Kishida Fumio agreed on the guiding principles of “sincerity, affection and trust” for bilateral relations. In April 2022, during Mr. Kishida’s official visit to Vietnam, former PM Chinh presented him with a calligraphy work featuring these principles in both Vietnamese and Japanese.

In August 2024, while receiving Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki, former PM Chinh suggested the two sides implement their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership based on the principles of “sincerity, affection, trust, substance and effectiveness”.

For former Deputy PM Dung, since becoming Minister of…

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