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Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and his spouse wrap up the official visit to Vietnam on May 20. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and his spouse wrapped up the official visit to Vietnam on a high note on May 20. During his trip from May 18-20, Tan held talks with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, paid courtesy calls to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and met Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. The meetings saw both sides highlighting the significance of the visit, saying it helps deepen the bilateral relations, particularly when the two nations are about to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th year of their Strategic Partnership in 2023. The two countries have boasted regular high-level delegation exchanges and various people-to-people exchange activities to strengthen solidarity. They are also … [Read more...] about Singapore parliament speaker wraps up visit to Vietnam

Bang Hyeon Seok, a creative writing professor at Chung-Ang University in the Republic of Korea, has visited Vietnam some 100 times during his research on President Ho Chi Minh since the 1990s. During his research, the writer had a deep understanding of the Vietnamese leader, without which, as he admitted, it is very difficult to exactly capture related social context and people when studying Vietnam’s history. According to the professor Bang, President Ho Chi Minh has impressive thoughts on peace and he sought righteous peace for people worldwide. For the future development, he had a good preparation by sending youth overseas for education despite war-inflicted difficulties at home. Indian journalist Sandip Hor, Vice President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, said he has a deep impression on President Ho Chi Minh, and he always wants to gain better understanding of Vietnam’s history and the late president. The journalist remembered those posters were the … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh in the hearts of international friends