Diplomatic ties

The plan was announced at a meeting on July 5 of the association’s executive committee. Under the event, the association will join the Bulgarian Embassy and Hanoi administration to hold an event at the Ly Thai To Monument in downtown Hanoi from November 20-22 to mark the 70-year Vietnam-Bulgaria diplomatic ties. The event will include a meeting, numerous cultural and art activities and a fair with many booths. The association will also debut a book named Memory of Bulgaria, which is a collection of poems, essays and photos of Bulgaria by its members. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the association to postpone several major events, such as a ceremony to mark the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties and celebrations of the Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day (May 24). … [Read more...] about Activities planned to mark 70 years of Vietnam-Bulgaria diplomatic ties

In addition, in late 1978, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Duan and his Soviet counterpart, Leonid Brezhnev, signed a treaty of peace and cooperation, allowing each nation to help the other when one was attacked or threatened with an attack. … [Read more...] about 20 years of Vietnam-U.S. diplomatic ties – P2: Massacres by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam and the US are set to hold a range of activities in flexible forms that suit the situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on July 2. She said the two countries have planned many activities to celebrate the important event, including exchanges of delegations, workshops and talks on bilateral relations, economic and trade activities, meetings with the Vietnamese community in the US and visits between Vietnamese and US localities, as well as art exchange programmes. However, the organisation of such activities has been affected by complexities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the two are determined to hold celebrating activities in a flexible and suitable manner, Hang said. Regarding Vietnam-US relations, she affirmed that Vietnam pursues the consistent foreign policy of independence, … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US to mark 25th year of diplomatic ties in flexible forms: FM Spokesperson

We value the cross-cultural role played by the nearly 30,000 Vietnamese students studying in the United States and more than 1,200 Americans studying in Vietnam annually. We look forward to Fulbright University Vietnam graduating its first class of undergraduates in 2023.  … [Read more...] about Secretary Pompeo: US-Vietnam ties a model of int’l partnership

In his congratulatory letter to US President Donald Trump, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong said the US is Vietnam’s leading partner in various areas. In recent years, the two countries have coordinated address bottlenecks, particularly in trade and finance, thereby consolidating and expanding the comprehensive partnership based on respect for the UN Charter, international law and each others’ political institutions, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.  Trong expressed his belief that the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership would be strengthened in an effective and sustainable manner, benefitting peoples of both nations and contributing to security, peace and prosperity in the region and the world. Meanwhile, President Trump affirmed the US is committed to enhancing and expanding the bilateral ties based on a shared vision of a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific and respect for each other’s sovereignty … [Read more...] about Leaders of Vietnam, US exchange congratulations on diplomatic ties