Vietnam Economic and Culture Office in Taipei

Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei
Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hoá Việt Nam

駐台北越南經濟文化辦事處
Agency overview
Formed	1993
Jurisdiction	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Headquarters	Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive	Vũ Tiến Dũng[1], Representative[2]
Website	Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office

The Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei (Vietnamese: Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hoá Việt Nam) (Chinese: 駐台北越南經濟文化辦事處; pinyin: Zhù Táiběi Yuènán jīngjì wénhuà bànshì chù) is the representative office of Vietnam in Taiwan, which functions as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. Its counterpart body in Vietnam is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam based in Hanoi.^[3]

History

The Office was established in 1993.^[4] This followed visits to Vietnam by the Sino-Vietnamese Industrial and Commercial Association (SVICA) and China External Trade Development Council (CETRA) in 1991, and there was also provision for a branch office being established in Kaohsiung.^[5]

Before 1975, South Vietnam recognised Taiwan as the Republic of China, and had an embassy in Taipei.^[6] Nguyễn Văn Kiểu, brother of President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, served as minister counsellor at the embassy.^[7] He was later made ambassador.^[8] On 25 April 1975, only five days before the Fall of Saigon, Thieu flew to Taipei.^[9] In 1976, South Vietnam was reunified with the Communist-controlled North, which had maintained full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.

See also

• Taiwan–Vietnam relations
• List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
• List of diplomatic missions of Vietnam

References

1. "Chủ nhiệm Văn phòng KTVH Việt Nam tại Đài Bắc ông Vũ Tiến Dũng chúc Tết Nhâm Dần". Radio Taiwan International (in Vietnamese). 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
2. Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
3. "Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office". Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
4. Foreign Policy of the New Taiwan: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Jie Chen, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, page 81
5. The Vietnamese Economy and Its Transformation to an Open Market System, William T. Alpert M.E. Sharpe, 2005, page 188
6. Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Volumes 8-9, Occasional Paper/Reprints Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, Incorporated, 1988, page 98
7. Current Biography Yearbook, H. W. Wilson Co., 1969, page 397
8. South Vietnam products go on display in Taipei, Taiwan Info, 17 June 1973
9. Thieu Arrives In Taipei Today, The Times-News, April 25, 1975, page 13