VOV.VN - Vietnam is one of Chile's important partners in Southeast Asia, newly-appointed Chilean Foreign Minister Urrejola Noguera affirmed during a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Pham Truong Giang who paid a courtesy visit on May 2.

Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Yeo Han-koo has suggested Vietnam support the RoK in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Ambassador of Chile to Vietnam Patricio Becker has shared his feelings about the first time he has welcomed a Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in the country, saying despite changes in society, traditional cultural values of the Vietnamese people have still been upheld and brought into play.

VOV.VN - Chile, the second country in the world in terms of having most electric vehicles, desires to co-operate with the nation in the field of renewable energy, an area where it is very advanced with wind energy, solar energy, and green hydrogen.

VOV.VN - The 50th anniversary of Vietnam – Chile diplomatic ties was celebrated by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Foreign Ministry in Hanoi on December 20.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Chilean Minister of Health Oscar Enrique Paris in Geneva on November 29 who said Chile stays ready to share its COVID-19 vaccines with Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 27 evening phoned Chilean President Sebastian Piñera to discuss about the Vietnam - Chile relations, as well as bilateral cooperation in climate change response and the COVID-19 fight.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Chile, in collaboration with Recoleta District authority in Santiago capital, the Chile-Vietnam Cultural Friendship Institute, and the Chilean artists' association, has organised a painting exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Chile diplomatic ties.

Free trade agreements to which both Vietnam and Chile are signatories have given a boost to their bilateral trade ties, heard a virtual conference on September 23-24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has benefitted from implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as two-way trade between it and other CPTPP markets rose 23.36% to US$52 billion during the seven-month period, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).