Many foreign leaders are showing their interest in exploring the local cuisine during their visits to Vietnam, providing good opportunities for the country to promote the image of its culture and people to the international community through national cuisine.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has left a special imprint on the globe over recent months through its active engagement in regional and international forums.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived at Labuan Bajo airport, Indonesia, on May 9 afternoon, beginning his participation in a broad array of activities within the framework of the 42nd ASEAN Summit from May 9-11 in Indonesia.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held in Melbourne city on April 28 to celebrate 50 years of bilateral diplomacy between Vietnam and Australia and examine future development trends for bilateral relations.

VOV.VN - Economic diplomacy should maintain and create more economic co-operation frameworks, including investment and trade agreements, between Vietnam and the United States.

In recent years, bamboo has been held in high regard within the concept of the country’s modern diplomacy, to promote a unique and special foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, flexibility, and diversification of relations.

VOV.VN - A special concert was held in Sakai city of Japanese prefecture of Osaka on April 6 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Australian Governor-General David Hurley in Hanoi on April 4, during which the host affirmed that increasing political trust is an important basis for promoting the comprehensive development of the two countries' relations in such fields as politics, diplomacy, defence-security, investment, culture, tourism, and people-to-people diplomacy.

VOV.VN - Governor-General of Australia Gen. David Hurley and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on April 3, beginning a four-day State-level visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong.

The Foreign Ministers of Vietnam and Malaysia on March 30 issue a joint press communique on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.