The People's Committee of Vinh Long and the Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City jointly held the Vietnam-Indian art exchange in the Mekong Delta province on August 24.

The 10th International Yoga Day took place in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh on August 17.

VOV.VN - Phu Quoc island city, a famous tourist destination in the southern province of Kien Giang, is looking into the prospect of resuming direct flights to India with the aim of developing local island tourism.

The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17 held an inauguration ceremony of the bust of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 -1948) – a great national leader and hero of India – in Tao Dan Park, District 1.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, hosted a reception on October 17 for Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a working visit to the southern city.

VOV.VN - The south-central province of Ninh Thuan and the Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on May met an Indian famtrip delegation to discuss tourism cooperation opportunities within the locality.

Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a working session with Indian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sethi on March 21 to discuss multifaceted cooperation between Can Tho and Indian partners and localities.

The southern province of Dong Nai on December 13 organised an investment promotion conference to attract investors from India.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Vietnam-India Friendship Association in Can Tho held a meeting on September 29 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The 75th Indian Independence Day was celebrated by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 12 to mark India becoming an independent country in 1947.