VOV.VN - The administration of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on September 14 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the UK.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Coast Guard High Command has been honoured with a second-class Feat of Arms Order for its outstanding performance in the fight against drug crimes.

VOV.VN - Both countries are currently each other's leading partners in a multitude of fields, ranging from trade and investment to diplomacy, security and defence.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on August 17 signed an action plan for implementing economic diplomacy to help promote agricultural development in the 2023 - 2026 period.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and a number of Iranian agencies launched the Vietnam Culture Week in Tehran on August 9 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Iran.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Cairo hosted a ceremony on July 26 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Egypt.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang has transformed the banks of its Han River into a spectacular river of light, with approximately half a million LED lights used to form a lotus field and cherry blossom garden in an activity to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.

The promotion of the "bamboo diplomacy" demonstrates Vietnam's confidence in foreign affairs, and serves the goal of ensuring national interests under all circumstances and at all times, said Dr. Nguyen Hong Hai, a researcher at the Centre for Policy Futures under the University of Queensland in Australia.

Vietnam has built an outstanding and unique school in foreign relations and diplomacy, based on the creative application of the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism, the continuation of tradition and national characteristics of foreign relations, diplomacy and culture, and the conscious selection of the strengths of global culture and the progressive philosophies of the time.

Vietnam’s “bamboo diplomacy” has been a hallmark of its engagement with the international community, stated Former Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgroven in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on achievements of the “bamboo diplomacy”.