Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi speaks at the ceremony to mark the 68th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties (Photo: VNA) Beijing (VNA) – The Embassy ofVietnam in China held a ceremony in Beijing on January 18 to celebrate the 68thanniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China (January 18,1950).Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoihighlighted the bilateral traditional friendship which was founded by latePresidents Ho Chi Minh and Mao Zedong and nurtured by the two countries’generations of leaders.As close neighbouring countries, both Vietnamand China want to maintain a stable and peaceful environment to promoteinnovation and the nation-building cause, he said.Vietnam always considers the development offriendship and cooperation with China one of the top priorities in her foreignpolicy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisationof international relations, he added.He cited China’s statistics that two-way tradeincreased 23.4 percent to 121.3 billion USD in 2017. Vietnam andChina are good partners within the framework of regional and globalmultilateral cooperation such as ASEAN-China, the Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) Forum, and the United Nations (UN). He added thatChina is ready to implement the common perceptions reached by Vietnamese andChinese leaders in addition to increasing exchanges and collaboration acrossthe board and promoting the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperativepartnership.-VNA
On January 10, the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-UK diplomatic ties (1973 - 2013) was celebrated in Hanoi. The ceremony was attended by UK ambassador to Vietnam Antony Stokes, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, officials from the Vietnamese Party, Government and National Assembly, along with entrepreneurs and non-governmental organization representatives. In his address opening the ceremony, Ambassador Antony Stokes said: "This is a night to celebrate how far we have come, it is also a night to look forward to an ambitious future. That is why our focus is to Inspire, Learn and Innovate". He added: "To inspire, we will run…... [read more]
(VOVworld) - A meeting will be held on Sunday to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Cambodia on June 24th. Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said that the celebrations demonstrate both countries' determination to build relationship of good neighborliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive, sustainable and lasting cooperation. The most prominent achievement over the past 45 years is that people from both countries have been united, worked with each other and even sacrificed for national libration. Bilateral ties have been constantly consolidated and developed, benefiting the two peoples. Vietnam and Cambodia are nurturing relationship of…... [read more]
A ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic ties was held in Hanoi on January 29 by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association. Among guests were Russian Ambassador to Vietnam A. G. Kovtun, Ukrainian Ambassador Ivan Dovganych, Belarusian Charge d'affairs Dmitry Kuptel and Vietnamese officials. Vietnam's Deputy PM Truong Vinh Trong and the Russian Ambassador took the occasion to recall great landmarks in the history of diplomatic ties between the two countries, saying that they are pleased with their fine development in all fields over the past 60 years. The Vietnam-Russia relationship has…... [read more]
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, the Vietnam–DPR Korea Friendship Association (VKFA), and the DPRK Supporting Committee on January 28 jointly organized in Hanoi the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh (3rd from left) presents a gift to General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Il, October 2007 - Photo: VNA Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR) established diplomatic ties on January 31, 1950.DPRK strongly supported Vietnam’s struggle for national salvation and reunification.In October 2007,…... [read more]
(VOVworld)- The 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations was celebrated in Canberra, Australia yesterday. In his speech, Vietnamese ambassador to Australia Hoang Vinh Thanh said that since Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties were established in 1973, bilateral relations have progressed steadily in economics, politics, national defense, security and education. The relationship has continued to develop since the two nations set up a comprehensive partnership in 2009. Australia is currently Vietnam's 8th largest trading partner and 18th biggest investor. Meanwhile, people-to-people exchanges have laid a firm foundation for promoting friendship and mutual understanding across a variety of fields. Australian permanent Deputy Secretary of…... [read more]
