Diplomatic achievements bring about new opportunities for Vietnam: RoK expert
Vietnam’s diplomatic sector has reaped positive results in 2023, stated Assistant Professor Beak Yong-Hun from the School of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies under the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Dankook University.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right, front) and RoK President Yoon Suk Yeol attend the Vietnam-RoK Business Forum in June. (Photo: VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – Vietnam’s diplomatic sector has reaped positiveresults in 2023, stated Assistant Professor Beak Yong-Hun from the Schoolof Asian and Middle Eastern Studies under the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s DankookUniversity.
Talking to Vietnam News Agency, Beak highlighted Vietnam’s upgrade of its ties to a comprehensivestrategic partnership level with the US in September and Japan in November.
Along with the previously established comprehensivestrategic partnership frameworks with China, Russia, and the RoK, newdevelopments in 2023 show that Vietnam is continuing to pursue a balancedforeign policy, imbued with the identity of "bamboo diplomacy".
According to the expert on Vietnamesestudies, strengthening diplomatic relations with the US and Japan helps Vietnampromote cooperation in various fields such as trade and technology, andexchange culture and human resources, thus opening up new opportunities andboosting the country’s economic growth.
In the context of US-China trade competition, Vietnam's strategic role as animportant link in the global supply chain is being further promoted, and thecountry is also considered a good destination attracting foreign investmentinto Southeast Asia, Beak stated.
He said that an important result in upgrading relations between Vietnamand the US is that the two sides agreed to cooperate in developing science andtechnology and the semiconductor industry. As a result, Vietnam will have favourableconditions to develop training of highly skilled human resources, digitaleconomy and green economy, and to focus on artificial intelligence (AI), energytransition and health care.
As for its relations with Japan, cooperatingwith Vietnam helps Japan diversify its supply chain, and reduce dependence onChina, while Vietnam can also diversify markets and supply sources, and reduceexcessive dependence on one partner.
A show of traditional costumes of Vietnam and the RoK at Vietnam-RoK festival in Da Nang city. (Photo: VNA)
Regarding the RoK-Vietnam relations, it isnecessary to establish a cooperation roadmap that the two countries can share, focusing on promoting future cooperation such as green growth and thedevelopment of high value-added industries such as information technology. Tothat end, upgrading and transferring technology based on the RoK's advancedtechnological capabilities will be one of the important fields.
It is necessary to have officialinformation exchange channels to help minimise false and negative informationrelated to economic issues and multicultural families, and increase positiveinformation to enhance mutual understanding, he said.
In cooperation towards the future, the roleof the young generation of the two countries is very important, contributing topromoting the bilateral relationship. Therefore, supporting the development of the Vietnameselanguage and Vietnamese studies is also important in promoting further interestin this language and Vietnamese people in the RoK, Beak added./.
The elevation of the Vietnam-Japan relationship to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World” serves as an impulse for the bilateral relations to grow further in the time ahead.
The upgrade of the Vietnam - US relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation, and sustainable development will create a new impetus and an open corridor for further promoting bilateral ties in the future, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung.
Vietnam has treasured its relations with the Republic of Korea (RoK), and wants to join hands with the East Asian country to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership in all areas, making contributions to regional and global peace, stability, cooperation and development, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Khac Dinh said on December 19.
The elevation of Vietnam- Republic of Korea (RoK) relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in late 2022 opened up a new period for more practical, effective and comprehensive development, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai told his Korean counterpart Choo Kyung-ho during their phone talks on December 21.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Brazil and Bolivia Bui Van Nghi has led an embassy delegation to attend official events marking the 200th anniversary of Bolivia’s Independence Day.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right, front) and RoK President Yoon Suk Yeol attend the Vietnam-RoK Business Forum in June. (Photo: VNA) 
A show of traditional costumes of Vietnam and the RoK at Vietnam-RoK festival in Da Nang city. (Photo: VNA) 
