NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan receives Tsutomu Takebe, special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, in Hanoi, on January 29, 2018.

Vietnam’s National Assembly has revised the law on physical training and sports, said Ms. Ngan on Monday, adding that Vietnam calls for enhanced cooperation with Japan in this field to provide better physical education for Vietnamese students.

She also acknowledged Mr. Takebe’s contributions to the two countries’ friendship and cooperation, especially in terms of cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Mr. Takebe, who is also chief organizer of the Japan-Vietnam Cultural Festival, pledged to continue his work to develop the two countries’ relations.