UK in Vietnam news feed

Swedish Ambassador's blog about the Presidency of the EU

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:27:38 GMT

(Hanoi 3 July 2009) Swedish Ambassador Rolf Bergman joins British Ambassador Mark Kent’s blog as a guest blogger on the occasion of the Swedish Presidency of the EU, which starts from 1 July 2009.

Talking about priorities of Sweden during its Presidency of the EU - our guest blogger

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:09:19 GMT

Ambassador Mark Kent has left for the summer leave. He has invited colleagues and friends to join his blog as guest bloggers. The first guest, Swedish Ambassador Rolf Bergman talked about the priorities of Sweden during the Presidency of the EU.

The Lord Mayor of the City of London to visit Vietnam 2-6 July 2009

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:12:43 GMT

Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Ian Luder will visit Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from 2-6 July to support British financial institutions present in Vietnam and to promote the development of Vietnam's capital markets.

Ambassador's update: Preparing to leave

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:50:30 GMT

Lauching greening Embassy programme, joining Twitter and more... Our ambassador has been spending the last few days finalising various tasks before he returns to the UK on summer leave.

Statement by the EU Heads of Mission in Vietnam on the arrest of lawyer Le Cong Dinh

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:08 GMT

On 22 June 2009, the EU Heads of Mission in Vietnam issued a statement expressing concern about the arrest of lawyer Le Cong Dinh.

Ambassador Mark Kent's speech at the workshop on politics and sustainable development

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:42:58 GMT

Ambassador Mark Kent delivers a speech at the workshop on politics and sustainable development in the context of globalisation and international intergration. It is organised by the Academy of Journalism and Communication on 19 June 2009.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown's article on Burma

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:53:49 GMT

On the 64th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi, 19th June 2009, Prime Minister Gordon Brown writes an article on Burma to reiterate the key messages of the global campaign calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Ambassador's update: International image and the year of cultural diplomacy

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:35:59 GMT

Our ambassador writes about the importance of having a solid and convincing brand to sell internationally as 2009 is Vietnam's year of cultural diplomacy.

Ambassador's update: Dak Lak Consultative Group Meeting

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:48:01 GMT

Ambassador Mark Kent gave some reflections after attending the Consultative Group Meeting in Dak Lak on 8 and 9 June 2009.

Ambassador's update: Vietnamese Business Forum

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:18:04 GMT

Our ambassador reflects some thoughts after attending Vietnamese Business Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on 1 January 2009.