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The event was chaired by Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and attended by Deputy Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs (GDP) Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet and Deputy Chief of the General Staff Sr. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan. The conclusion on international integration and defense diplomacy by 2030 and the years to come holds important significance. It is to implement Vietnam’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation, and development, diversification and multilateralization of external relations; ensuring the highest national interests based on fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law, equality, cooperation, and mutual benefits; being a friend, a reliable partner, and an active and responsible member of the international community. To effectively actualize the conclusion, the MND assigned the GDP to direct its relevant agencies to study and cooperate … [Read more...] about Conference implements conclusion on international integration and defense diplomacy

Brussels (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh has chaired a meeting of the Asian-Australian Ambassadors to the European country, during which the diplomats discuss measures to strengthen cultural connections among the nations. Dewi van de Weerd, Ambassador for International Cultural Cooperation at the Netherlands' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, briefed participants on the international culture policies of her country. The Netherlands aims to not only promote its culture abroad, but also support artists and creative workers to operate in other countries to make the Dutch culture stronger, she said. She highlighted the priority regions in the Netherlands' international culture policy, affirming that cultural heritage is an important factor to connect cultures, including the linkages between Vietnam and the Netherlands in particular and between Asian and European countries in general. Like the Netherlands , a number of Asian countries, especially … [Read more...] about Vietnam joins other Asian nations to strengthen cultural connectivity with Netherlands

The visit, which took place on May 16-17, was one of the activities of the Vietnam - U.K. Friendship Year program in celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. In Manchester city, on May 16, the Vietnamese Embassy, in collaboration with KPMG Group, the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and the U.K. - ASEAN Business Council, organized the Vietnam and ASEAN Business and Trade Conference, which was attended by representatives from more than 50 British businesses interested in the Vietnamese market and those that are investing and doing business in Vietnam. Ambassador Long briefed participants on the Vietnamese market which has a stable political and social background, and a population of 100 million people with a golden population structure, and a dynamic, and rapidly and sustainably developing economy. He said that British businesses have an advantage in the Vietnamese market as their goods have good brands and are popular in Vietnam, and … [Read more...] about Vietnam enhances ties with U.K. localities

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh addresses the ceremony in Nakhon Phanom province on May 19. (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – The administration of the Thai province of Nakhon Phanom and the Vietnamese-Thai People Association in the province held a ceremony on May 19 to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh. Addressing the event, held at the Thailand - Vietnam Friendship Village in Nong Yat commune of Mueang district, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh described President Ho Chi Minh as a bright example of patriotism, revolutionary ethics, national solidarity, wisdom, and humanism, adding the late leader was an excellent international soldier and a brilliant activist of the world’s national liberation and revolutionary movements. Thanh said the Thailand - Vietnam Friendship Village and the memorial site of President Ho Chi Minh in Nakhon Phanom, along with other relic sites dedicated to him in some Thai localities, are … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh held dear by Vietnamese expatriates, diplomat

After an incense offering ceremony, Ambassador Pham Viet Anh introduced a space dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh at the embassy, where photos of the leader’s life and revolutionary career are on display. On the occasion, the embassy also inaugurated a bookcase on Vietnam, which introduces books on the Party's guidelines and policies, investment and business environment in the country, and Vietnamese culture, cuisine and tourism, in different languages. A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in the U.K. on May 19 visited the town of Newhaven in Lewes district, Sussex, southern England, where the young man Nguyen Tat Thanh, who later became President Ho Chi Minh, stopped over while working on the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry after World War I. Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.K. Nguyen Hoang Long recalled the time President Ho Chi Minh lived in London from 1913 to 1917 and the time he worked on the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry, which the diplomat said laid the foundation for the relations … [Read more...] about Activities abroad mark birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh

An overview of the meeting (Photo: MoF) Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu on May 22 chaired a meeting between the Steering Committee for Economic Diplomacy and representative agencies of Vietnam abroad to evaluate impacts, challenges and opportunities from new regulations of markets to wood and forestry sector of Vietnam, and seek ways to support the sector in promoting exports. Participants agreed that the world economy has seen many difficulties, affecting many sectors, including the wood and forestry sector . In the long term, Vietnam is facing challenges from new policies and regulations as well as the increasing demands from countries, especially major markets such as the EU and the US, with the EU having enacted the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and new rules in supply chain and labour. In this context, wood and forestry businesses asked for support from Vietnamese representative … [Read more...] about Measures sought to assist wood sector in promoting exports

Nguyen Viet Phong, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in the RoK’s Gwangju-jeonnam region, said the event offers a good opportunity for the Vietnamese community to meet and enhance solidarity and mutual support. Kang Gi-jung, Mayor of Gwangju city, expressed his hope that through the 2023 Vietnam Day, the people-to-people diplomacy and locality-to-locality exchange between the RoK and Vietnam will be further expanded. Yu Min-bong, General Secretary of the Governors Association of the Republic of Korea (GAROK), said this is an opportunity for Korean people to experience Vietnamese culture and access products of Vietnamese enterprises. Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tung said he will continue to support Gwangju city administration, GAROK and the Vietnamese Association in Gwangju in carrying out meaningful activities, contributing to strengthening local collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries as well as assisting … [Read more...] about Vietnamese culture popularized in RoK’s Gwangju city

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency ahead of the trip, slated for May 24-26, Pham Quang Hieu said that the Deputy PM’s speech at the conference will extend a message that Vietnam is a reliable partner, and an active and responsible member of the international community. The country is willing to join other countries to discuss and find ways to solve global and urgent challenges today, contributing to peace, stability, and development in the region and the world. This is also a manifestation of the Party's foreign policy, continuing to push up and improve the efficiency of the work of external relations and international integration, as well as multilateral diplomacy, he said. The annual conference is an international gathering where political, economic, and academic leaders from the Asia-Pacific region offer their opinions on regional issues and the role of Asia in the world. Held by the Nikkei Group since 1995, it is considered one of the most important global … [Read more...] about Vietnam wishes to contribute more to the future of Asia: Ambassador

A giant panda on loan to Thailand from China that died last month had suffered blood clots caused by old age, Thai zoo officials said in a statement Tuesday. In this file photo taken on September 3, 2005 two giant pandas on loan to Thailand from China, Chuang Chuang and Lin Hui, eat bamboo at Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai. Lin Hui had lived in an air-conditioned enclosure at Chiang Mai Zoo since 2003 and had been due to return to China in October. The 21-year-old bear was part of Beijing's "panda diplomacy" programme in northern Thailand, an area plagued by air pollution. "Her old age caused her blood vessels to deteriorate, and created clots in her blood vessels in several organs, causing her death," said officials at Chiang Mai Zoo. The beloved panda suffered a nosebleed before slipping into a coma and dying. Chiang Mai Zoo said the bleeding was caused by a "tumour on her nose's blood vessels". Giant pandas are among the world's most endangered animals … [Read more...] about Panda on loan from China died from blood clots: Thai zoo

Visitors join Mua sap (a traditional dance of Vietnam). (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – The 2023 Vietnam Day was held in Gwangju city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 21, aims to popularise the traditional and unique culture of Vietnam to international friends as well as to strengthen cultural exchange between the two countries. Kang Gi-jung, Mayor of Gwangju city, expressed his hope that through the 2023 Vietnam Day , the people-to-people diplomacy and locality-to-locality exchange between the RoK and Vietnam will be further expanded. Vietnamese traditional costumes showcased at The 2023 Vietnam Day in Gwangju city. (Photo: VNA) Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tung said he will continue to support Gwangju city administration, GAROK and the Vietnamese Association in Gwangju in carrying out meaningful activities, contributing to strengthening local collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries as … [Read more...] about Vietnamese culture popularised in RoK’s Gwangju city