Hanoi, May 1 -- Vietnam called on the US to provide an objective and balanced assessment of Vietnam's efforts and achievements in intellectual property (IP) protection, said Spokesperson of Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on May 1. In response to a reporter's question regarding Vietnam's reaction to the US designating Vietnam as a "Priority Foreign Country" in its annual report on global intellectual property protection and enforcement, she stated that in recent years, Vietnam has made substantial efforts to protect intellectual property, including improving its legal framework, raising public awareness, and strengthening international cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the US, and ma...