| Agency Name: | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City 駐胡志明市台北經濟文化辦事處 |
| Nativename: | Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hóa Đài Bắc tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh |
| Formed: | 1992 |
| Headquarters: | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Jurisdiction: | (southern regions) |
| Chief1 Position: | Director General[1] |
| Website: | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City |
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hóa Đài Bắc tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) represents the interests of Taiwan in the southern regions of Vietnam and Cambodia, functioning as a de facto consulate in the absence of diplomatic relations. There is also a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam located in Hanoi,[2] which has responsibility for relations with the northern regions of Vietnam as well as Laos.[3]
Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the Vietnam Economic and Culture Office in Taipei.[4]
The Ho Chi Minh City office, along with its counterpart in Hanoi, was established in June 1992.[5] Until 1975, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had an embassy in Saigon.[6] From 1964 to 1972, General Hu Lien served as the ambassador.[7] However, the embassy suspended operations after the defeat of South Vietnam by the Communist North, which has diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.[8]