Vietnamese naval delegation starts Japan visit at Kure base

Welcome ceremony for the Vietnam People’s Navy delegation at Kure Naval Base. - Courtesy of Vietnam People’s Navy

HANOI: Frigate 015 – Tran Hung Dao – of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Kure Port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Sunday (Dec 7), launching its official visit to Japan.

The ship of Brigade 162, Naval Region 4, carried a naval delegation headed by Senior Captain Nguyen Vinh Nam, Deputy Commander of Naval Region 4, and was making Japan its second stop on a goodwill mission that also included China and South Korea.