For foreign diplomats working in Vietnam, the traditional Tet holiday is a special occasion, bringing them excitement and a better understanding of local culture and the soul of the local people.
Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu hosted a delegation from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and French Ambassadors in Asia led by Benoit Guidée, Director General of the ministry's Asia-Pacific Department in Hanoi on December 16.
President To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 30 for Ambassadors and Chargé d'Affaires of ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste, who came to extend their congratulations on his election as the Vietnamese State leader.
More than 400 delegates, who are government officials and representatives of diplomatic mission and international organisations in Vietnam, went on a friendship spring tour in Hanoi on March 9.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Royal Thai Embassy in Hanoi have recently co-hosted a gala night celebrating 45 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Foreign diplomats in Vietnam have provided opinions on Vietnam’s achievements during its period of “Doi moi” (renewal), most notably its economic development, containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the forward momentum of the country.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Stockholm on May 26, starting their official visit to Sweden at the invitation of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.
The Philippines will withdraw its top diplomats from Canada after Ottawa missed a deadline to take back 69 shipping containers full of trash, the latest move in a long-running row between the two countries regarding this issue.
Many foreign officials and diplomats came to the National Funeral Hall on October 6 to bid farewell to former Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Do Muoi.
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings on August 4 with the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and foreign ministers of the Philippines and Brunei within the framework of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 51) in Singapore.
Foreign diplomats and representatives from international organisations, NGOs and cultural centres learned about Vietnam in a session hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi on January 25.
The embassies of Vietnam and Laos co-organised friendship get-togethers, featuring musical performances and sports events, in Moscow, Russia and Geneva, Switzerland on August 5 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of their countries’ diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962).
Cultural diplomacy helps further strengthen political and economic partnerships and should be promoted in the time to come, diplomats said on the sidelines of the 29th Diplomatic Conference.
The ASEAN Women’s Circle of Hanoi (AWCH) was inaugurated in the Vietnamese capital city on August 11, a significant step towards the realisation of the bloc’s common goals.