The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a ceremony on July 13 to celebrate the 234th anniversary of the Bastille Day (National Day) of France (July 14, 1789 - 2022).

VOV.VN - The insignia For Peace and Friendship among Nations has been bestowed upon Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro in recognition of his contributions to strengthening cooperative relations between the two countries.

Since the normalisation of their relations, Vietnam and the US have together achieved significant accomplishments, President of the Vietnam-US Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong has affirmed at a July 12 gathering to mark the 247th anniversary of the US Independence Day (July 4, 1776-2023) in the southern Vietnamese metropolis.

Former Ambassador of Israel to Vietnam Amikam Levy says that the Southeast Asian nation always has a special place in his heart.

Politburo member Truong Thi Mai, Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians Group, received Hagiuda Koichi, member of the Japanese House of Representatives and Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in Hanoi on July 10.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga received a delegation from the Indian Society for Cultural Co-operation and Friendship (ISCUF) led by its deputy head Mohanty Bijay in Hanoi on July 7.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attributed outcomes of cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to significant contributions by individuals, organisations and associations, including the Association of Korean People Loving Vietnam (VESAMO), during her reception for a visiting VESAMO delegation in Hanoi on July 3.

The Ho Chi Minh City Welfare Association in collaboration with the Vietnam-Denmark Friendship Association on June 28 reviewed a project on protecting children and preventing child abuse in the southern city.

The Vietnam-China Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City on June 28 held its third congress for the 2023-2028 tenure.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with a delegation of Chinese friendship scholars on June 28 in Beijing who supported the nation during its resistance wars for independence, as well as the current national construction, as part of his official visit to the northern neighbour.