Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Hanoi on April 30, beginning his two-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

Japan’s ruling party picks a new leader Wednesday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and guide the world’s third-largest economy as it tries to recover from the pandemic.

Suga and Trump agreed to work closely together on issues including the coronavirus pandemic and North Korea. The new Japanese leader told Trump that Tokyo’s cooperation with Washington was the foundation of regional peace and stability.