via Vietnam Plus, 20 April 2023: China has suspended the auction of some Vietnamese royal ordination documents and signals intent to coordinate with Vietnam in providing relevant information.
The Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism said on April 19 that it has decided to suspend the auction of some Vietnamese royal ordination documents and stands ready to coordinate with Vietnam in providing relevant information, vice spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Doan Khac Viet told the press on April 20.
Under the instruction of the Foreign Ministry, the Vietnamese Consulate General in China’s Shanghai city contacted and held working sessions with competent agencies of Shanghai, asking for the suspension, the vice spokesperson noted.
The Consulate General also asked Shanghai to provide information about the ordination documents, Viet said, stressing that the ministry will coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), concerned localities and Vietnam’s representative offices abroad to continue keeping a close watch on the case, and take further countermeasures.
