Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan on March 8 had a working session with the Board of Directors of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), discussing measures to promote research exchange activities and cooperation in business training, and popularise Vietnam’s business and investment climate.

VOV.VN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sounded his appreciation for the nation’s various achievements in terms of its renewal process, economic development, regional and international integration, and further improvements of citizen’s welfare.

VOV.VN - Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez has lauded Vietnam’s increasing role both regionally and globally in recent times and expressed his desire to further strengthen cooperative relations between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The nation’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is likely to be completed later this year to coincide with the country celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Switzerland.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland has recently held a ceremony to launch the non-profit Switzerland-Vietnam business group (SVBG), which aims at promoting exchanges and investment and trade cooperation between enterprises of the two nations.

VOV.VN - Two-way turnover between both nations reached US$24.93 million, of which Vietnam mainly exported coffee, apparel products, footwear, and rubber worth US$22.39 million whilst importing seafood, steel scrap, garment and textile materials, and leather shoes valued at US$2.54 million from Venezuela.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, led a delegation participating in WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies, which was recently held in an online format.

VOV.VN - The nation is becoming increasingly concerned about cases involving the use or threat of force in international relations, actions which run in contrast to the UN Charter and serve to harm international peace and security.

Denmark prioritises helping Vietnam’s energy sector with green development and transformation, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Højlund Christensen affirmed on February 24.

Vietnam and Jordan are looking to step up investment as well as trade in areas of potential such as tourism and Halal food production, a meeting in Singapore heard.