VOV.VN - Vietjet has launched its maiden direct flight from Moscow to Vietnam’s south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, expanding direct connectivity to a surging Russian tourist market in the locality.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam film week opened in Moscow on September 8, showcasing Vietnamese cinema, highlighting decades of film cooperation and opening new opportunities for cultural exchange between Vietnam and Russia.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam laid wreaths at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on September 8, part of his state visit to Russia.

VOV.VN - Russian airline Aeroflot is set to launch a twice-weekly scheduled service between Moscow and Phu Quoc from October 15, using wide-body aircraft, while charter flights from Russia to the island are expected to resume in late September, several weeks earlier than last year.

VOV.VN - A 26-member young chamber orchestra from the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music has brought Vietnamese music to Moscow alongside classical works by European masters, earning warm applause from Russian and international audiences at the IV Festival of World Youth Orchestras.

Hanoi and Moscow are set to develop additional friendship and investment projects to further strengthen ties between the two capitals.

Vietnam welcomed a record 690,000 Russian tourists last year and 742,000 in the first half of this year, cementing Russia as its third largest source market after China and the Republic of Korea.

VOV.VN - Former Soviet military advisers who served in Vietnam gathered in Moscow for their 53rd annual reunion, recalling their wartime experiences and highlighting how the long-standing friendship between Vietnam and Russia continues to be passed on to younger generations.

VOV.VN - Moscow has introduced a new incentive programme offering rewards for international event organisers and travel companies, aiming to attract more MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) groups, including those from Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Moscow has introduced a Vietnamese-language version of its official tourism portal, Discover Moscow, providing Vietnamese visitors with easier access to travel information and planning tools through an official source in their native language.