The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City () (Vietnamese: Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hóa Đài Bắc tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) represents the interests of Taiwan in the southern regions of Vietnam and Cambodia, functioning as a de facto consulate in the absence of diplomatic relations. There is also a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam located in Hanoi, which has responsibility for relations with the northern regions of Vietnam as well as Laos.Asia Pacific Area, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
History The Ho Chi Minh City office, along with its counterpart in Hanoi, was established in June 1992.Foreign Policy of the New Taiwan: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Jie Chen, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, page 81 Until 1975, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had an embassy in Saigon.Maoists kill Chinese publisher in Saigon, Current Issue, December 5, 1971 From 1964 to 1972, General Hu Lien served as the ambassador.Free China Review, Volume 20, W.Y. Tsao, 1970, page 4 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.The Republic Of China Yearbook 1996, David Robertson, Taylor & Francis, 1996, page 652
See also Taiwan–Vietnam relations List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan List of diplomatic missions in Vietnam Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
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