Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has hailed Hungary for considering Vietnam a priority partner in its policy of strengthening and expanding ties with Southeast Asian nations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam- Hungary relations are set to increasingly develop in the future, said Márta Mátrai, first officer of the Hungarian National Assembly (NA), in a recent media interview given on the sidelines of the Vietnamese Women's Forum in Europe held in early June in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.

A forum of overseas Vietnamese women, the first of its kind, took place in Budapest, Hungary, on June 3, gathering nearly 250 delegates from 21 countries.

VOV.VN - Phan Van Mai, chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, held a meeting on April 5 with Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam Baloghdi Tibor.

VOV.VN - “Flower of the Apple Tree” was released on February 8 at the Uránia National Film Theatre in Budapest, Hungary, marking the first co-produced film between Hungary and Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy and the liaison board of Vietnamese war veterans in Hungary co-organised a ceremony on December 20 to mark 50 years of the signing of the Paris Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973) and the 78th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944).

VOV.VN -The Government of Hungary has granted 200 full scholarships to Vietnamese students who wish to study at higher education institutions in the Central European country, announced the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A Hungarian culture and food festival held in Ho Chi Minh City has contributed to tightening the cultural links between the nation and Hungary, thereby further reinforcing bilateral diplomatic relations, according to Szojka Eva Szilvia, consul general for Hungary in Ho Chi Minh City.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Tran Viet Truong and Hungarian Ambassador Baloghdi Tibor compared notes on measures to promote cooperation in high-tech agriculture and infrastructure construction during their meeting on November 29.

VOV.VN - A Hungarian Film Week opened on November 25, with the event organised by the Consulate General of Hungary and the Ho Chi Minh City Cinema Association.