VOV.VN - Vietnamese and foreign beauty queens will participate in a fashion show by renowned designer Hoang Hai in Venice, Italy on June 15 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic ties.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy recently held a series of political, economic and cultural events in Lombardy, the largest economic and financial hub in Italy, as part of the Vietnam – Italy Year 2023 celebrating the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

Raffaele Cattaneo, deputy minister in charge of international relations of Italy’s Lombardia region, called Vietnam a “diamond” of Asia and an attractive destination for Lombardia enterprises while speaking at a recent business and investment forum in Milan.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong on June 2 extended a message of congratulations to his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella on the 77th anniversary of Italy’s National Day (Republic Day) (June 2, 1946 – 2023).

VOV.VN - The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (ICHAM) held a press conference on May 31 in Hanoi to announce the ICHAM Cup, a golf tournament to be held to celebrate 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN – Education and Business Program 2023 (VELP 2023) has been launched to support Vietnamese and Italian businesses to connect trade exchanges and engage in global supply and distribution chains.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Italy in Hanoi and the Hanoi Museum are set to launch an exhibition titled “Created in Italy. An Aptitude for the Impossible”, from May 25 to June 18 in a bid to introduce Italian manufacture and technological innovation.

Various activities were held in many places around the world to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, who is hailed as a brilliant leader, a national liberation hero of Vietnam, a world cultural figure, an exemplary international communist soldier, and a close friend of peace-loving and socially progressive nations worldwide.

With more than 5,000 books in Italian, Vietnamese, and other languages, the “Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam” Library in Todi, a city in the Italian region of Umbria, has become a destination for Italian and international visitors wishing to learn about Vietnam and its late leader.

The cultural identity as well as the image of a beautiful and peaceful nation of Vietnam have been introduced to international friends during an international festival held in Borgomanero district of Italy’s Piemonte region.