VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City desires to increase co-operative ties with the Italian city of Turin across the prioritised fields of economy, culture, education, and tourism.

A delegation from the northern province of Nam Dinh, led by Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Pham Gia Tuc, paid a working visit to Italy from October 25-26, aiming to call for Italian investment in maritime economy and green economy.

The eighth meeting of the Vietnam-Italy Joint Committee for Economic Cooperation was held in Rome on October 17-18.

Minister of Public Security To Lam highlighted increasingly strengthened cooperation between the ministry and Italian law enforcement agencies in security and crime prevention while hosting new Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Della Seta in Hanoi on October 16.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 6 received Attilio Fontana, president of Italy’s Lombardy region, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh on October 5 received President of Italy’s Lombardy region Attilio Fontana and an Italian delegation in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung on September 14 had a working session with the leadership of Fruitimpresse, an Italian association that represents and protects businesses in the fruit and vegetable industry, in an effort to boost the export of Vietnamese fruits to the market.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong received the newly accredited ambassadors of Ireland, Italy, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Lithuania who came to present their letters of credence in Hanoi on August 29.

VOV.VN - The country had exported a total of 1.54 million tonnes of coffee worth US$2.81 billion by mid-August, representing a fall of 20% in volume but up nearly 5% in value on-year thanks to high export prices, according to the latest statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - A photo exhibition titled "Sicily" by photographer Fulvio Bugani is set be held at Casa Italia Hanoi from August 18 to August 31 as part of activities aimed at celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Italy and Vietnam which started in 1973.