UK in Viet Nam

🇻🇳 Chevening Scholars proudly attended Chevening Orientation! 🌏 67,461 applications 🏆 1,339 global scholars 🇻🇳 22 Vietnamese scholars This is the symbolic number of the 2024/25 Chevening Awards announced at the global Chevening Orientation last week in London. At the event, the scholars had the opportunity to meet with representatives of the British government, the Chevening scholarship programme team and Chevening scholars from more than 160 countries, with many different cultures and backgrounds, but converge with the goal of common discussion and development. Wishing you a year of studying and memorable experiences in the UK! #TuesdayChevening #ChooseChevening #CheveningOrientation2024 #CheveningVietnam

British Ambassador to Viet Nam, Iain Frew began his first field visit to Nghe An from 26 to 27 November 2024. Here, Vice Chairman of Nghe An People's Committee, Bui Dinh Long welcomed the Ambassador and discussed the deepening partnership between the UK and Viet Nam. During the visit, the Ambassador will attend a series of activities in which the UK is working together with Nghe An to address urgent issues such as climate change, education and irregular immigration.

Congratulations to Nguyen Thuy Ba Linh for being the only Vietnamese recipient among the 100 winners of the 2024 TechWomen100 Awards (UK) This award celebrates emerging female technology leaders who have made significant achievements and had positive community impacts in the UK. Alongside her colleagues, Linh developed large-scale polycaprolactone particles for harvesting stem cells, a groundbreaking research achievement that was patented and successfully commercialised. Linh expressed her pride in receiving the award, calling it a testament to women in science and technology who have overcome challenges and barriers to becoming role models, particularly for those from developing countries. Photo from WeAreTechWomen. #TechWomen100

Today (25 November), Director General for the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, and North Africa, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Owen Jenkins paid an official visit to Hanoi (Viet Nam) and met: ✅ Viet Nam Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Do Hung Viet to emphasise the UK Foreign Secretary's commitment to ASEAN and the desire to actively cooperate with Viet Nam in the role of coordinator at ASEAN in the next 3 years, along with the multilateral cooperation and the UK's accession to the CPTPP. ✅ Director General of the Foreign Policy Department, Viet Nam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Le Dinh Tinh to highlight the UK Government's new commitment to the Indo-Pacific, regional stability and strengthen the UK - Viet Nam partnership in the future. ✅ Director General of the ASEAN Department, Viet Nam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tran Duc Binh to discuss ways to bolster the ASEAN - UK partnership, implement the ASEAN - UK Connectivity Statement, prepare for the next ASEAN - UK Senior Officials’ Meeting and five-year ASEAN - UK Plan of Action. On the same day, Viet Nam Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Do Hung Viet invited the Director General to enjoy Hanoian beer with the British Ambassador to Viet Nam, Iain Frew, and the UK Ambassador to ASEAN, Sarah Tiffin. The Director General expressed his delight at the taste of traditional Vietnamese beer and expressed his desire to return to Viet Nam for future cooperation activities.

Today is the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), a global campaign to galvanise international action to end violence against women and girls. The Campaign runs annually from 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to 10 December - International Human Rights Day. The UK has pioneered approaches around the world that have shown reductions in violence of around 50% in less than three years. #16daysofactivism

UK in Viet Nam Weekly Update 22 November 2024: - The British Consul General Alexandra Smith awarded Do Hoang Anh the University of South Wales (UK)’s Nursing Scholarship. Hoang Anh is the second Vietnamese student to receive this scholarship. The scholarship is also supported by the UK National Health Service (NHS) by allowing the scholarship receiver to work in the NHS for 2 years post-graduation. - Students from De Monfort University (UK) visited the British Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City. This is an activity organised by the Pagoda Project with Universities in the UK, with the aim of nurturing the future generation of global citizens. The students were greeted by the British Deputy Consul General, Will Lawrenson, who took them on a tour of the Consulate-General, explained about cultural events between the UK and Viet Nam, as well as diplomatic and trade functions of the British Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City.

One of the causes that King Charles III cares about most is sustainable development and environmental protection. In 2021, while serving as Prince of Wales, the King met with Viet Nam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh within the framework of the COP26 Conference. Here, the King highly appreciated and thanked Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation for their active participation at the COP26 Conference in particular and for global efforts to respond to climate change in general. The King also expressed his wish to promote Viet Nam - UK cooperation in environmental protection projects, biodiversity conservation... to develop a green, circular, sustainable and low-carbon economy. Today, the COP29 Conference taking place in Baku is entering its final working day. Within the framework of the conference, a representative from the Viet Nam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change participated in a panel on ASEAN - UK Climate Collaboration – showcasing ASEAN - UK partnership and leadership on climate, energy and nature. With the support of the King, the UK is committed to supporting Viet Nam in energy transition, sustainable agriculture, green cities and infrastructure, green rural development, and climate-resilient coastal development to drive our collective net-zero ambition. #GREATSustainability #COP29 #KBP2024

15 December marks the official entry into force of the CPTPP policies for UK trade in Viet Nam. This brings many trade benefits to both the UK and Viet Nam. On this occasion, let's learn about some of the trade benefits in the food and drink sectors between the two countries. See more at: https://lnkd.in/gCzAH2PM

As part of the UK Government’s humanitarian funding programme for Viet Nam to tackle the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, a delegation from the British Embassy Hanoi and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF Viet Nam) visited areas affected by Typhoon Yagi in Lao Cai and Yen Bai (Viet Nam) to learn more about the emergency response efforts funded by the UK government and other donors. The mission saw how UNICEF and Government partners have been providing life-saving and recovery assistance to children and their families in the affected provinces. The UK remains a partner for Viet Nam and will continue to focus on supporting vulnerable communities to adapt to climate change and respond when needed. Fergus McBean (He/Him) Anna Gibson

Happy Vietnamese Teachers' Day The British Embassy Hanoi and the British Consulate-General Ho Chi Minh City would like to send our best wishes to Vietnamese teachers on the occasion of November 20. We wish you good health, success, and happiness in your career of nurturing talents for future generations. Education has always been one of the key pillars of the diplomatic relations between the UK and Viet Nam. On this occasion, we wish to reaffirm our commitment to support Viet Nam in enhancing the quality of teaching and learning through our Trans-national Education (TNE) programmes in the future.