VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions for Chief Representative of Japan's Komeito party Yamaguchi Natsuo in Hanoi on August 23.

VOV.VN - For the first time a symphony orchestra consisting of both Vietnamese and Japanese artists under the baton of Vietnamese conductor Dong Quang Vinh is set to perform in Japan from October 2 to October 10.

The Vietnam-Korea trade promotion week will take place in the northern port city of Hai Phong from September 1-10, toward celebrating the 31st anniversary of Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - A photo exhibition titled "Sicily" by photographer Fulvio Bugani is set be held at Casa Italia Hanoi from August 18 to August 31 as part of activities aimed at celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Italy and Vietnam which started in 1973.

VOV.VN - The 76th anniversary of the Independence Day of India, with the original date being August 15, 1947, was celebrated by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 9.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hailed the ongoing working trip by President of Japan's Kyodo News Toru Mizutani on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties, during a reception in Hanoi on August 3.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong has exchanged greetings with President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-UAE diplomatic ties (1993-2023).

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Vietnam in Mongolia and Asia Art Link Vietnam recently co-hosted a painting exhibition at the Mongol Art Gallery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar as part of activities to mark the 70th anniversary of joint diplomatic ties.

Construction of a Vietnam-Japan friendship house began in the southern province of Long An on July 28, as part of activities marking the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

The State visit by President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse to Italy at the invitation of Italian President Sergio Mattarella is expected to lift the strategic partnership between the two countries to a new height.