National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions for representatives of several economic groups in Belgium on September 8 as part of his working trip to the European Parliament and Belgium.

Vietnam hopes to further foster agricultural collaboration with Belgium, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said at a meeting with the Belgium side in Brussels on September 9.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit to Europe and Belgium on September 8-9 will create a new impetus to push bilateral relations to a new height, especially in the context that the COVID-19 pandemic is hampering high-level delegation exchanges, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, during his phone talks with his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo on August 25 evening, requested that Belgium help Vietnam access COVID-19 vaccine supplies from the COVAX Facility.

VOV.VN - The consortium, Russian oil & gas consortium Zarubezhneft and Belgian DEME Concessions Wind have been granted permission from the southern province of Binh Thuan to implement the US$3.1 billion Vinh Phong offshore wind farm project within the locality.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) said on July 20 that it will organise the first container train transporting goods from the nation to Belgium, with the journey set to depart from Yen Vien station and arriving at Liege in Belgium.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 18 offered his sympathy to his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo over recent downpours and floods that caused huge human and property damage.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting under the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration and HydroScan Company of Belgium signed a cooperation agreement on the transfer of real-time flood forecast technology for Hanoi’s inner areas.

VOV.VN - Local firms have been advised to develop a long-term strategy when exporting to the EU market due to value added tax (VAT) being officially applied for online B2C transactions of suppliers from third countries to its customers, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium and the EU.

Zorabots, a company specialized in robot and automation in Eastern Belgium, is looking towards Vietnam as a potential market.