VOV.VN - Budget carrier Vietjet Air has announced plans to open direct flight routes between Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, and Khanh Hoa province in central Vietnam, as part of activities to celebrate 30 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - An art programme - United Family Concert – will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on October 14 to mark 30 years of diplomacy between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

A friendship golf tournament was held on October 8 in Vientiane, the capital of Laos to celebrate the Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.

An exhibition on paintings and comic books marking 30 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea will be held at the S.hub Kids in the Ho Chi Minh City General Science Library on October 6.

Three more people, including two former diplomatic officials, have been arrested for their involvement in a bribery case at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Consular Department, Lieut. Gen. To An Xo, Chief of the Office and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security, said on October 4.

Several cultural exchange events have taken place in Vietnam and Austria recently as part of activities celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on October 3 solemnly celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership between the nation and Canada at the Vietnam House in Ottawa.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son presented a Friendship Order on October 3 to the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Park Noh-wan, in recognition of his valuable contributions to developing joint ties between both sides.

The Thai Embassy in Hanoi and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) on September 30 co-organised a ceremony to inaugurate the Thai Room at the academy's campus.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid an official visit to Austria on September 28 - 29, which is an important event when the two countries are marking the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties (1972-2022).