VOV.VN - Luong Thi Thuy Dung of Buon Ma Thuot City surpassed 35 other contestants from ASEAN member states to be crowned Miss Southeast Asia Businesswoman 2023 during the grand finale of the pageant held on March 31 in Da Nang City.

A friendship exchange programme was held in Hanoi on March 31 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations (February 26).

Leaders and people of Ho Chi Minh City always value promoting cooperation with Cuba in various areas, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai told visiting Cuban Minister of Construction Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana during a local reception on March 29.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception on March 28 for Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano who is in the country from March 27 to March 29 as part of an official visit and to co-chair the two ministries’ political consultation.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a meeting with chiefs of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad in the 2023-2026 tenure in Hanoi on March 28, before they set off for their missions in 48 countries and territories worldwide.

Vietnam always attaches importance to the traditional friendship and solidarity with friends and important partners in Latin America, including its comprehensive partnership with Chile, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on March 27.

Over the last 50 years, relations between Vietnam and Belgium have developed from pure humanitarian cooperation into an increasingly effective economic partnership, said President of the Belgium - Vietnam Friendship Association (ABV) Pierre Gréga.

A ceremony of was held in Thailand’s Khon Kaen province on March 18 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the One Pillar Pagoda, a symbol of the Vietnam-Thailand friendship in the locality.

Vietnamese students at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) held a gala on March 18 to wrap up the Vietnamese culture week here.

VOV.VN - ‘India Day- a Festival of Unity in Diversity’ event was launched by the Indian Embassy in Hanoi on March 18 with a view to promoting the cultural features of India to Vietnamese people.