VOV.VN - The fifth version of the Vietnam-Laos People Friendship Festival opened on September 28 in the central province of Quang Tri, which borders Laos’ Savannakhet and Salavan provinces.

Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated the positive developments in people-to-people exchanges between the two countries during a reception held on September 27 for delegates who are attending the fifth Vietnam-Laos People Friendship Festival in Quang Tri.

VOV.VN -Sue Lines, the new president of the Australian Senate, affirmed during a September 27 reception held for Ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh that her nation continues to place great importance on its relations with Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela recently held a workshop aimed at promoting Vietnamese culture and tourism, along with a photo exhibition featuring the beauty of the country’s land and people at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Caracas.

"Vietnam is part of my heart," stated President of the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association Rolf Schulze, who served as German Ambassador to Vietnam during 2007-2011, while attending an event to introduce traditional costumes and musical instruments of Vietnam.

The Vietnam – Hungary Friendship Association held a friendly gathering in Hanoi on September 18 on the occasion of the two countries’ national days.

President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin met a delegation of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association (VCFA), headed by its president Nguyen Thi Thanh, in Hanoi on September 13.

VOV.VN - President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Samdech Heng Samrin is making an official visit to Vietnam from September 12 to 14 at the invitation of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Grigory Mikhailovich Lokshin, a well-known Russian expert in Vietnamese studies, passed away on September 7 following a long period illness, He was 84.

The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association on September 8 handed over cash donations worth VND392 million (US$16,600) to the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi to address the aftermaths of the recent oil storage facility fire in Matanzas.