AMBASSADORS' COMMENTS

The new Chinese ambassador emphasized the importance of trust in strengthening the bilateral ties, saying that once the two countries’ top leaders reach consensus in important issues, improvements would be easily made.

Vietnam has been Canada’s trading partner in the ASEAN region since 2015. "We expect that, with CPTPP, that trend will continue, it will allow more bilateral trade and investment," said Canadian Ambassador Deborah Paul.

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau shared his thought about the visit by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on November 18-20. The goal of US$15 billion trade turnover between India and Vietnam by 2020 is fully achievable and that the two countries can confidently set a new commercial goal.

Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish said that Vietnam and India have close ties in many fields, including defense, economy, people-to-people exchange and culture.

Japanese ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio had a brief interview with Hanoitimes about potential cooperation opportunities between the Land of the Rising Sun with Vietnam as well as Hanoi city.

"Green light" has been turned on, the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is getting straight to the European Parliament and is expected to be realized in early 2019.

Hanoi has been going through significant transformation over the last five years, however, there remain vast opportunities and potential for the city to further develop, according to Beketzhan Zhumakhanov, ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The US diplomat has congratulated Vietnamese Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong on his assumption of the Presidency.

Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Paul Jansen highlights the visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Belgium.

Ambassador Kim Højlund Christensen is a distinguished career diplomat in the Danish Foreign Service.

"Vietnam is Indonesia’s only strategic partner in ASEAN”, said Ibnu Hadi, Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam over the visit of President Joko Widodo to Vietnam (September 11-12).

The Fourth Industrial Revolution poses both challenges and chances for Vietnam, said ambassadors, along side the the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018.

The new ambassador started his work in Hanoi yesterday.

Plogging (jog and pick litter) - a fresh Scandinavian fitness trend - has made its way to Hanoi for the first time.

The Chinese Embassy in Vietnam held a press conference on the economic-trade ties between Vietnam and China on July 26.

Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Ping M. Kitnikone has expressed her belief strengthened ties between Vietnam and Canada.

Vietnam is a close neighbor that China always considers important to develop relations, Chargé d`affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy Yin Haihong confirmed at a press meeting on April 13.

On the 11th of April Vladimir Putin received the credentials of a number of foreign ambassadors, including Vietnamese ambassador Ngo Duc Manh in Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The diplomats had their interesting journey to welcome the Lunar New Year.

For the first time, Ambassadors of New Zealand, Norway, Canada, and Switzerland visited the Temple of Literature and chose calligraphies as their wishes to Vietnamese.