8/2/2016 - 19:31 (VOVworld) – Senior Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, has spoken highly of the strategic partnership relations between Vietnam and the UK including defense relations. More 5/20/2016 - 18:47 (VOVworld) – On Friday, National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong received the British ambassador to Vietnam, Giles Lever. More 2/28/2016 - 15:02 (VOVworld) – British Ambassador to Vietnam Giles Lever held a working session with Lam Dong's authorities on Saturday to learn more about the accident in which three British nationals died at the Datanla Falls. More 2/26/2016 - 18:33 (VOVworld) – Can Tho City wants to boost cooperation with the UK in education via exchanges of students, lecturers, and experts, abroad study, and the establishment of research institutes in fields of mutual interest. More 2/21/2016 - 16:49 (VOVworld)- Vietnam’s first Carnivore and Pangolin Education … [Read more...] about British Ambassador to Vietnam Giles Lever
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British Ambassador to Vietnam awarded certificate of merit
(VOVworld) - UK Ambassador to Vietnam Antony Stokes has been awarded Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh's certificate of merit for his contributions to the friendship between Vietnam and the UK. Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga presented the certificate to the outgoing diplomat in Hanoi on Tuesday. At the presentation ceremony, Stokes said it was his great honour to receive the reward, which reflects the feelings of the Vietnamese Government and people towards the people of the UK. He pledged further efforts to consolidate and develop the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership. … [Read more...] about British Ambassador to Vietnam awarded certificate of merit
British ambassador to manage first UK university in Vietnam
British ambassador to Vietnam, Anthony Stokes, will manage the Hanoi-based British University Vietnam (BUV), according to an agreement signed November 4 between the ambassador and BUV president Sir Graeme Davies. The agreement is seen as a commitment on part of the British government to ensure training quality at the first British university in Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency reported. … [Read more...] about British ambassador to manage first UK university in Vietnam
British Ambassador praises Vietnam’s development
PANO - “I am strongly impressed by Vietnam’s dynamism and potential for UK-Vietnam cooperation in all fields though I have only been in the country for 2 months,” said newly-appointed British Ambassador to Vietnam Mark Kent at a press conference in Hanoi on February 27. The British Ambassador said that the UK will give priority to five key areas in its cooperation with Vietnam: trade and investment, the development of foreign policy, education, immigration and prevention of organised crimes. The diplomat said that the Vietnamese Prime Minister’s visit to the United Kingdom next week will be an excellent opportunity to promote bilateral comprehensive cooperation. “Vietnam is a success story of economic development all over the world and I believe that several impressive contracts will be signed during the PM’s visit to the UK,” he added. Asked to comment on how the British people think about Vietnam, Ambassador Mark Kent stated that … [Read more...] about British Ambassador praises Vietnam’s development
British Ambassador to Vietnam Robert Gordon: “Vietnam is a dynamic and optimistic country”
As of July, the United Kingdom has undertaken the presidency of the European Union (EU). On this occasion, the British Embassy in Vietnam will announce a series of priorities of the UK for Vietnam in the near future. Being interviewed by a BBC reporter on bilateral relations between Vietnam and the UK, Robert Gordon says that it is wonderful relations. Ambassador: In the one and a half of years since I have been in Vietnam, I have witnessed relations strengthened more than ever before not only in traditional areas such as aid, investment, education and trade but also in new areas including maintenance of peace and preparation for Vietnam's candidacy as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. BBC reporter: The announcement of the British Embassy mentioned priorities of the UK for Vietnam in the coming time and said the UK wanted to help Vietnam combat corruption. What can the UK do to help Vietnam in this area? Ambassador: The Ministry of International Development, … [Read more...] about British Ambassador to Vietnam Robert Gordon: “Vietnam is a dynamic and optimistic country”