On October 16, 2025, the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam (DAV) and the Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) jointly organized the 4th International Sinology Symposium under the theme “the Role of China in Global Science and Technology Cooperation”. The event was co-sponsored by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS), and the Embassy of Canada in Viet Nam, and continued the success of the China Talk series initiated in 2013.