VOV.VN - Belgium highly values Vietnam’s increasing position globally and wants to rev up cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation, said senior Belgian leaders.

A Vietnam-Belgium business meeting was held in Brussels on October 18, aiming to create a chance for direct discussions and connections among enterprises of the two countries.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong said he expects to see Vietnam – Belgium cooperation yield more encouraging results, during his reception for visiting President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose in Hanoi on August 22.

A charity walk for Agent Orange/dioxin victims was held at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on August 12, with 5,000 people taking part.

Chris Geyskens, a Belgian woman, has worked dedicatedly over the past decade in a bid to improve living conditions of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin Victims (VAVA) and the National Humanitarian Portal (Portal 1400) jointly launched an SMS text campaign in support of Agent orange/dioxin victims.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with a delegation of 69 former political prisoners and prisoners of war from Ho Chi Minh City on April 10.

The Vietnam Friendship Village celebrated its 25th founding anniversary (March 18, 1998) and received the second-class Labour Order at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 3.

The Japanese Government on March 10 announced a grant of US$1.38 million as non-refundable aid for nine projects in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) will continue to strongly promote the struggle for justice of AO victims moving forward, heard a meeting of the association held on December 9 in the central city of Da Nang.