VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government places importance on strengthening relationship with Belgium - a founding member with a significant voice within the European Union, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during a reception for President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose in Hanoi on August 21.

Vietnam and Belgium have seen their relationship growing continuously across all areas over the past 50 years since they set up diplomatic relations on March 22, 1973, only two months after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.

VOV.VN - President of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D'Hose arrived in Hanoi on August 21 morning, beginning her official visit to Vietnam from August 21 to 25 following the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

VOV.VN - The President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Belgium, Stéphanie D’Hose, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 21 to 25, according to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

A football tournament of the General Union of Vietnamese in Brussels (UGVB) took place on August 13 with the participation of six teams.

A delegation of about 50 Belgian entrepreneurs is expected to come to Vietnam to seek partners and attend Vietnam International Sourcing 2023, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13 to 15, said the Vietnamese Trade Office in Belgium and the EU.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam and major Vietnamese commercial banks will make efforts to promote and support investment plans of Belgian enterprises in Vietnam.

An event named “Tet in summer” was held in Gent city, Belgium on July 1 to promote Vietnamese culture and raise funds for poor children in Vietnam.

A delegation of the Ministry of Science and Technology made working trips to Belgium and Luxembourg from July 26 to 30 to promote cooperation in science and technology between Vietnam and the two countries.

The annual golf tournament Vietnam Ambassador's Cup 2023 was held at Hulencourt golf course in Genappe town of Belgium on June 25 to raise funds for Agent Orange (AO) victims in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam.