From a backward, poor and essentially rural-based society and economy, isolated from the rest of the world, Vietnam has developed into a thriving, dynamic, modern, middle-income country with extensive international commercial and human links, former Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Graham Alliband has said.

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan handed over appointment decisions to 15 ambassadors of Vietnam to Asian, European, American and African nations for the 2023-2026 tenure, at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Australia have recorded plenty of achievements across multiple fields of cooperation over the past five decades, from politics to investment, trade, education, as well as defense and security, said Phan Van Mai, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City administration.

VOV.VN - Turkish Ambassador to Vietnam Haldun Tekneci has expressed special thanks to Vietnam for sending teams to support recue work and deliver relief aid to people affected by a deadly earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria in early February 2023.

It has been two weeks since the devastating earthquake on February 6, and there have yet to be reports of Vietnamese casualties in Turkey, Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Do Son Hai said on February 22.

VOV.VN - The UK Government has appointed TheCityUK to support the Vietnamese goal of developing a regional financial and business centre in Ho Chi Minh City, as announced on February 22 by the British Embassy in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Trade Office in India, in collaboration with the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India (Invest India) and the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) held a teleconference on February 22 to step up business cooperation opportunities in farm produce and processed food.

VOV.VN - Acting State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on February 22 received newly accredited ambassadors of Switzerland, Malaysia and Cambodia who presented their credentials to her.

VOV.VN - By joining in rescue missions in earthquake-hit Turkey, Vietnam has shown itself as both a responsible member of the international community and also a member capable of fulfilling its responsibility, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Do Son Hai.

A working delegation led by US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper paid a working trip to the northern border province of Lao Cai on February 21.