Beijing, Jan. 8 -- Given Vietnam's increasingly consolidated role and standing on the international stage, its foreign diplomacy has been widely praised for its proactiveness, practicality and positive outcomes, said Zhu Chenming, Honorary Director of the institute of South and Southeast Asian studies under China's Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences. In an interview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Beijing ahead of the 14th National Party Congress, the Chinese scholar stated that in recent years, Vietnam's external relations have become increasingly dynamic, with both the frequency and depth of exchanges and contacts with countries and international organisations continuously growing. Since 2015, and particularly in the more rece...