The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, Vietnam to launch vice-ministerial foreign, defense dialogueHANOI - The leaders of Japan and Vietnam agreed Monday to establish a vice-ministerial-level foreign affairs and defense dialogue framework and work toward defense equipment and technology collaboration as they face China's increasing military presence.In a joint press release issued after talks in Hanoi, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh also pledged to maintain and enhance multilateral fre…READ FULL ARTICLE