VOV.VN - Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1993, Vietnam and South Africa have seen steady progress in their cooperation across multiple fields. Notably, South Africa was the first in Africa with which Vietnam established a partnership for cooperation and development, equivalent to a comprehensive partnership.

Acting Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen have agreed on the need to promptly coordinate in formulating an action plan to implement the newly issued joint statement on the establishment of the two countries’ Strategic Partnership.

The international forum “Connecting the Europrean Tech Business Offer with Vietnam’s Digital Future” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21 to promote digital transformation through technologies, investment, and sustainable partnerships.

Vietnam and Finland have issued a joint statement on establishing a strategic partnership during the official visit to the European country from October 20 – 22 by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Finland have officially upgraded their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, pledging closer cooperation in circular economy, green transition, digital transformation, sustainable maritime development, and environmental and climate change initiatives, while reinforcing mutual support on regional and global issues.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Gunma Governor Ichita Yamamoto have discussed practical cooperation in investment, labor, science and technology, and local-level projects to strengthen ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Laszlo Kover at separate meetings in Hanoi on October 20, affirming Vietnam values the strengthening of its comprehensive partnership with Hungary.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Finland are poised to elevate their long-standing relationship to a strategic partnership, driven by deepening economic ties, increasing private investment, and shared ambitions in innovation and sustainable development, according to Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Pekka Voutilainen.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, held talks with Major General Pavel Muraveiko, First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, in Hanoi on October 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always values and seeks to further strengthen its strategic partnership with the United Kingdom, a key partner of Vietnam in Europe, said Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung during his phone talks with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on the evening of October 18.