Hanoi, May 11 -- Vietnamese Ambassador to Ireland Pham Toan Thang's recent working visit to Cork highlighted efforts to strengthen institutional foundations and expand Vietnam-Ireland cooperation in trade, education, technology and people-to-people exchanges. Cork, Ireland's second-largest city, known as a dynamic economic centre, hosts major global corporations such as Apple, Pfizer, Qualcomm and Dell. The visit came at a meaningful time as Vietnam and Ireland are celebrating the 30th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties this year, which will also mark the official operation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Ireland. The establishment of a resident embassy is expected to provide a stronger institutional framework for turning shared goodwil...