Topic: economic diplomacy

In the first six months of 2025, nearly 300 economic diplomacy events, including trade, investment, and tourism promotion activities, have been hosted by overseas Vietnamese missions.

Economic diplomacy yeilding positive outcomes with the signing of many cooperative agreements with internnational partners.

Government leader chairs a conference reviewing efforts in economic diplomacy.

Prime Minister attends conference to review diplomatic sector’s role.

At an online conference with heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad on promoting economic diplomacy for national development, chaired by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 19, ambassadors and heads of representative agencies made many recommendations on mechanisms, policies, measures, and resources to improve foreign affairs in general and economic diplomacy in particular.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online conference on September 19 with heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad on promoting economic diplomacy for the country’s development. He emphasized that with Vietnam’s major markets tending to shrink, representative agencies need to be more active in expanding to other markets, to boost exports and revenue, attract investment, and diversify supply chains.

A Directive on economic diplomacy for the country’s development to 2030, issued recently by the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, sets out seven key tasks. In regard to improving the quality and efficiency of international economic integration, it is necessary to continue efforts in multilateralization and diversify markets and partners, and actively participate in and firmly consolidate Vietnam’s position in global supply chains.