TOKYO (AP) Japan’s Emperor Naruhito made his first speech to the nation since a deadly earthquake hit the north-central region of Koto, with a message marking his 64th birthday on Friday.
The Japanese royal expressed his grief for those who lost their lives in the 7.6 magnitude disaster on New Year s Day, which killed 241 people and saw more than 12,000 forced to flee their homes.
Phan Anh Sơn, President of the Việt Nam Unions of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) talked with Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Hằng about VUFO’s outstanding achievements of people-to-people diplomacy in 2023 as well as the role of people-to-people diplomacy in fostering bilateral relations between Việt Nam and other countries over the past decades