
In Hungary, where the Vietnamese government leader stayed from January18 to 20, the online newspaper Magyar Nemzet (Hungarian Nation) on January 18 praised Vietnam's achievements in Doi Moi (renewal) and highlighted the countries’ well-developed comprehensivepartnership across various sectors. It also noted the prospect for enhancing bilateral relations in the future, especially with theeffectiveness of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-VietnamInvestment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).
The newspaper continued to spotlight the Hungary-Vietnam relations on the January 20 with an in-depthstudy on what Central and Eastern Europe can learn from Vietnam by commentatorKlemensits Péter, a senior scientific collaborator at the Asia-Europe center,University of Neumann János, Budapest. The article highlighted the two nations' 74-year-oldtraditional friendship, built upon mutual respect, a trend that both sidesshould promote in the current complex global context.
In addition, several Hungarian information websites such asIndex.hu, Origo.hu, and Magyarhirlap.hu also praised the Vietnamese PM's official visit,highlighting Vietnam's political, diplomatic, and economic progress in recentyears.
In Romania, public opinion and local media also paid special attention to Chinh's official visit starting January 20.

Other Romanian news websites such as hotnews.ro,ground.news, lumea.ro, and ziarulprofit.ro, also covered the visit. They quotedRomanian Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Stefan Radu Opreapraising Vietnam's achievements in implementing the "bamboodiplomacy" policy, fostering friendships and reducing enmities. Vietnam,under the leadership of the CPV, has improved relations with major world powers,including China and the US. The articles stressed Vietnam's role as a regionalmanufacturing powerhouse and its increasing importance in the global supplychain.
On January 20, the newspaper "Cotidianul"published a series of articles on Vietnam by Professor Dr. P. Suian,highlighting the country’s impressive achievements in over 35 years of reformsunder the CPV leadership, and assessing that the visit will help further promote the Vietnam-Romania traditional relations./.