The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam () (
Vietnamese
Vietnamese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam.
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
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: Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hóa Đài Bắc tại Hà Nội, Việt Nam) is the
representative office A representative office is an office established by a company or a legal entity to conduct marketing and other non-transactional operations, generally in a foreign country where a branch office or subsidiary is not warranted. Representative office ...
of
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
in
Vietnam
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, which functions as a
''de facto'' embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. It also has responsibility for
Laos.
Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the
Vietnam Economic and Culture Office in
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...
.
There is also a
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), also known as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Taipei Representative Office (TRO) or Taipei Mission, is an alternative Diplomatic mission, diplomatic institution serving a ...
in
Ho Chi Minh City, which has responsibility for relations with the
southern regions of Vietnam as well as
Cambodia
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.
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Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
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History
The Hanoi office, along with its counterpart in Ho Chi Minh City, was established in June 1992.
[''Foreign Policy of the New Taiwan: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Southeast Asia''](_blank)
Jie Chen, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, page 81 This followed visits to Vietnam by the Sino-Vietnamese Industrial and Commercial Association (SVICA) and
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) in 1991.
Until 1975, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had an embassy in
Saigon. However, the embassy suspended operations after the
defeat of
South Vietnam by the
Communist North, which has diplomatic relations with the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
In February 2014, a former Secretary of the Office was investigated by police for reportedly cooperating to take bribes to illegally grant visas to Vietnamese students two years earlier.
Taiwanese investigated for allegedly ‘selling’ visas to Vietnamese students
'' Tuoi Tre'', February 13, 2014
See also
* Taiwan–Vietnam relations
*List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan
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*List of diplomatic missions in Vietnam
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Vietnam (not including honorary consulates). Currently, Vietnam hosts 80 embassies
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The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), also known as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Taipei Representative Office (TRO) or Taipei Mission, is an alternative diplomatic institution serving as a ''de facto'' e ...
References
{{Diplomatic missions in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
Taiwan–Vietnam relations
1992 establishments in Vietnam
Organizations established in 1992