In a separate move, police in Vietnam on Thursday arrested a former Vietnamese ambassador to Malaysia, Tran Viet Thai, as it widened its investigation into the scandal. Thai, who was appointed ambassador to Malaysia in 2020, is accused of "abusing power in performance of official duties," the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement.
A delegation of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs visited Malaysia from November 3-5 to learn more about the Vietnamese community in the country.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong addresses the event (Photo: VNA) Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong highlighted the significance of the victory of the August Revolution in 1945 and the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam now). The ambassador underlined that despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese economy has still maintained positive growth, showing the confidence of foreign investors in the country. From a poor country, Vietnam has become one of the 16 most successful emerging economies in the world with a rising position in the world arena, he noted. Phong highly valued the support from foreign friends and international organisations during the country’s cause of national construction and defence as well as COVID-19 prevention and control at present. He expressed his hope that Vietnam will continue to receive more assistance in vaccines as well as support in promoting production and
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