Leaders of Vietnam have extended their sympathies to their Cuban counterparts over huge human and asset losses caused by a massive explosion at Hotel Saratoga in Havana capital city on May 6.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other ASEAN leaders will attend a special ASEAN-US summit marking the 45th founding anniversary of the relations between the two sides in Washington D.C. on May 12-13, at the invitation of US President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.
Addressing the presentation ceremony in Hanoi on May 6, Ambassador of the RoK Park Noh-wan said the RoK Government bestows the orders of diplomatic service merit upon the ones making significant contributions to the RoK’s friendship with other countries, and the Grand Gwanghwa Medal is the noblest among those orders.Ambassador of the RoK Park Noh-wan (L) presents the RoK Government's Grand Gwanghwa Medal to Tran Van Tuy on May 6. (Photo: VNA)Reviewing the recipient’s dedication to the Vietnam - RoK relations, Park noted that when Tuy served as Chairman of the People’s Committee and then Secretary of the Party Committee of Bac Ninh province, he considerably helped facilitate investment by Korean businesses, including Samsung Electronics.Acting as Chairman of the Vietnam - RoK Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2016 to 2021, he greatly assisted with the successful organisation of mutual visits by the two countries’ leaders and parliamentary friendship groups, thereby helping