The Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK), Belgium, and Germany has been enabled to mark the biggest and long annual traditional event of their homeland – the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – via associated visits and gatherings over the past few days.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D’Hose and Princess Astrid of Belgium on late December 15 as part of his official visit to the European country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with President of the Workers’ Party of Belgium Raoul Hedebouw on December 15 as part of his official visit to the country.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has begun to burgeon in the post-pandemic period, offering numerous opportunities for businesses to increase mutual beneficial cooperation in the fields of their strength, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a Vietnam – Belgium business forum in Brussels on December 15.

An article published on Belgium’s brusselstimes.com has recently hailed Vietnam as a sustained development partner and destination of foreign investment for the European Union (EU) in Southeast Asia.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen Nguyen Duy Ngoc held a working session with head of the Belgian general department in charge of identity and citizenship affairs Philippe Moreau in Brussels on December 14 to share experience in building a population database and connecting it with the national databases for socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh in Brussels on December 13, as part of his trip to Belgium to attend the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, during his talks in Brussels with his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo on December 13, suggested Belgium soon ratify the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to facilitate investment cooperation between Vietnam and the EU as well as Belgium.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Brussels on December 13 for the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit and an official visit to Belgium at the invitation of President of the European Council Charles Michel and Belgian PM Alexander De Croo.

VOV.VN - The Kingdom of Belgium is Vietnam’s sixth largest European trading partner, followed by the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, and Austria, with the two sides having successfully maintained a good relationship since first establishing diplomatic ties on March 22, 1973.