VietNamNet Bridge – The UK Ambassador to Vietnam Mark Kent has opened his blog this week to better communicate with Vietnamese people.

The UK Ambassador to Vietnam Mark Kent.

Mark Kent, 42, has become the first foreign ambassador in Vietnam to officially have a blog about his job and his life in Vietnam as well as daily jobs of the UK Embassy.

According to the ambassador, blogs are places for hot discussions, especially among youth. He has opened this blog to connect the UK Embassy with Vietnamese bloggers and to receive feedback on burning topics.

The blog is translated into Vietnamese at chỉ http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/roller/kent/.

The first entry on this blog called “My busy days” tells about the recent busy days of the UK Embassy in Hanoi with some high-ranking visits and events celebrating the 35^th anniversary of the Vietnam-UK diplomatic relations.

The Ambassador also talks about his learning of Vietnamese and a friendly football match between the UK Embassy and the Vietnam Immigration Management Agency.

He said he will update his blog often and wants to receive comments about his entries.

Xuan Linh