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The ceremony was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc, Panamanian Ambassador to Vietnam Alberto Salas De Leon, and other Ambassadors, representatives of diplomatic missions, international organizations, and the Panamanian community living in Vietnam. Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Alberto Salas De Leon said that Panama is surrounded by two big oceans. As early as the 16th century, Emperor Charles V commissioned a plan to build a waterway from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In June 2016, Panama inaugurated the canal expansion project, creating conditions for ships carrying up to 14,000 containers to easily pass through, thanks to which 6% of global trade is currently carried out through the Panama Canal. The Panama Ship Registry today is one of the leading registries in the world, including 8,500 ships, carrying a total of 250 million tons, annually contributing USD 117 million to the Panamanian State Treasury. Ambassador Alberto Salas De Leon commented that...