President Tran Dai Quang on June 7 sent a message of congratulations to Queen Elizabeth II on the National Day of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK).
Vietnam strongly condemns terrorist acts in any form and holds that such deeds must be strictly punished, Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said.
There is so far no report on any Vietnamese citizens injured or killed in attacks in London Bridge and Borough Market in London, the UK, on June 3’s night (local time), according to the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said that its flights and check-in system in the UK were not affected by a massive global IT failure of British Airways.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a message of condolence to his UK counterpart Theresa May over the explosion in Manchester on May 22 that caused many deaths and injuries.
UK military officers have pledged to facilitate the transfer of a level-2 field hospital in South Sudan to Vietnamese control while meeting with Vietnamese officers who are visiting the UK from May 16-20.
The United Kingdom Export Finance (UKEF) is willing to provide financial support to development projects in HCM City, including big and long-term ones, said UKEF Chief Executive Louis Taylor.
Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on March 9 said it will investigate senior officials and employees of the national-flag carrier Thai Airways over bribes paid more than a decade ago by Rolls-Royce.
Vietnam and the UK are having numerous chances to increase the bilateral trade cooperation, according to Professor Julian Beer, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham City University (BCU).
Ho Chi Minh City expects to receive more cooperation and support from the UK in building a smart city and managing Public-Private Partnership (PPP) investment method, said a local official.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hoped that Vietnam’s trade, investment, and defence-security cooperation with the UK will grow strongly following the visit by Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox.
Liam Fox,UK Secretary of State for the Department for International Trade, wrote an article on Brexit and the UK's relations with Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam.