Vietnam-Timor-Leste friendly relations

Vietnam’s two popular dishes of pho (noodle soup) and nem (spring rolls) have been chosen by host France to serve athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In the past over 50 years, Vietnam and India have maintained a strong and enduring friendship. Building on past achievements, the relationship will aim for even deeper and more comprehensive cooperation in the future.

TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform, has recently picked Hanoi among its Top 15 must-visit food cities in the world.

Vietnamese consumers spent 5.68 billion USD buying 1.53 million items on five e-commerce platforms in the first half of this year, representing a rise of 54.9% and 65.5% over the same period last year, respectively, according market analysis firm Metric.

Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has written an article to pay tribute to the legacy of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, saying that the country "has never had such fortune, potential, position and international prestige as it does today".

President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines has expressed her deepest sympathy over the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and affirmed that he is a revered leader both in Vietnam and across the world.

Throughout nearly 60 years of working, including more than 13 years in his capacity as the leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong always defined that the consistent goal of the Vietnamese revolutionary cause is national independence associated with socialism, thereby contributing to realising the aspiration of making Vietnam a powerful country.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong left a profound mark in terms of both theory and practice on the foreign affairs of Vietnam, which can be seen in important achievements in the field, according to Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the committee’s Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has described Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as an excellent diplomat of international stature, who has left his historical imprint on Vietnam's achievements in external relations during the past over a decade.