Deputy FM Le Thi Thu Hang hosted ceremony to grant a license for Financial Times to reopen its Vietnam bureau.
WVR - The London-based Financial Times (FT) was granted a licence to reopen its permanent office in Vietnam at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 12, 2025.
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| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (R) presents the licence for permanent office to Anantha Lakshmi, FT Resident correspondent and Hanoi Bureau Chief. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
Attending the ceremony were Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, representatives of a number of relevant units of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ms. Anantha Lakshmi, Resident correspondent and Chief Representative of the Financial Times Vietnam Office, and representatives of the British Embassy in Vietnam.
At the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Hang commended the newspaper for its past contributions to connecting Vietnam with the UK and the world wide.
She expressed her confidence that with its professionalism, credibility, and coordination with the Ministry and other Vietnamese Government agencies, the Financial Times will continue to play a key role in strengthening bilateral ties and promoting Vietnam’s image globally.
The Deputy Foreign Minister stressed that Vietnam is entering a new era - the era of the nation's rise and hoped that the FT would help spread this message to readers in the UK and the world.
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| Ms. Anantha Lakshmi expressed her gratitude to the Government of Vietnam and Ministry of Foreign Affairs for approving the reopening of the permanent office in the country. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
She also affirmed the Ministry’s commitment to supporting the newspaper and the British Embassy in enhancing the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership.
Ms. Anantha Lakshmi expressed her gratitude to the Government of Vietnam and Ministry of Foreign Affairs for approving the reopening of the permanent office in the country.
She noted that the newspaper has closely followed Vietnam’s economic trajectory for many years. Its decision to reopen a permanent presence in the country reflects Vietnam’s growing importance in global affairs, she said.
Amid increasing macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, many nations are seeking to diversify their economic ties by investing in Vietnam. This makes it a particularly critical time to share Vietnam's story with the FT international readership, Ms. Lakshmi emphasized.
As one of the world’s leading newspapers specialising in finance and trade, the FT previously operated in Vietnam from 1995 to 2000 and again from 2010 to 2022.
With the reopening of its Vietnam Bureau, the number of foreign news agencies with a permanent presence in the country has now risen to 30.
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