The media agencies said Vietnam has successfully brought under control three coronavirus outbreaks in a timely manner thanks to drastic measures put in place. It has also maintained major economic balances, with GDP growth hitting 2.9% last year despite global contraction.

The past five years has seen Vietnam join plenty of international free trade agreements, especially the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Vietnam (EVFTA). The Southeast Asian nation also successfully completed its ASEAN Chairmanship role in 2020 and is currently assuming the role of a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2020-2021.

According to the local media outlets, the traditional friendship and cooperative relations between Romania and Vietnam have developed strongly in various areas over the past 70 years of their diplomacy. Notably, Vietnam is one of Romania’s major economic partners in Asia and ASEAN.