VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is set to join with localities in Thailand, including Bangkok, to ramp up co-operation and connectivity as agreed by Nguyen Thi Le, chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council, and Wiraka Moodhitaporn, Thai Consul General.

A congress to announce the establishment of the Vietnam - Nepal Friendship Association (VNFA) took place in Hanoi on April 19.

Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang held separate receptions for the Ambassadors of India and Singapore to Vietnam on March 22.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s upcoming State visit to Singapore from February 24 to February 26 is of great significance as it will mark the first trip by a head of state to Singapore since the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam-India Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh city wished to strengthen collaboration with the Consulate General of India in the city and the Indian Business Association in Vietnam in organising more cultural, art and people-to-people exchange programmes.

The Japan-Vietnam relations have been thriving across all fields including politics, culture, economy and people-to-people exchange, Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Miyake Shingo has affirmed.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, who is in Seoul for an official visit to the Republic of Korea, on December 13 received Choi Jae-sung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and former political adviser to President Moon Jae-in.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi has highlighted Vietnam – Russia ties as well as the significance of the upcoming Russia visit by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc from November 29 – December 2.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), on November 23 awarded the medal For Peace and Friendship among Nations to outgoing Mexican Ambassador Sara Valdes Bolano.

A Vietnam – Switzerland cultural festival has been held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (1971 – 2021), and enhance people-to-people exchange and cultural and economic cooperation.