12th December 2018
Hanoi
Earlier this week, international experts came together in Hanoi to discuss maritime security. We were involved – the Embassies of Britain, France and Australia and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam – because, our four countries are maritime nations that rely on sea trade routes and freedom of navigation across the globe. The rules which constitute […]
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17th March 2016
Hanoi, Vietnam
Although I sometimes watch cookery contests like Master Chef on TV, I never imagined I would take part in one. But life is full of surprises. And on Monday, instead of chairing the usual start-the-week meeting at the Embassy, I was at Hanoi’s famous Metropole Hotel rolling up my sleeves, putting on an apron, and […]
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9th November 2015
Hanoi, Vietnam
The UK and Vietnam don’t have much in the way of shared history. Sometimes that makes my job harder; sometimes easier. But last week, an all-star cast gathered in Hanoi – the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy, Lord Puttnam; the Vietnamese Minister and Vice Minister of Justice; a former British High Court judge; and most of […]
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