A music gala took place in Saint Petersburg on June 28 in celebration of the 100 years since Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh first set foot in Petrograd, now Saint Petersburg city, of Russia.

External relations have helped Vietnam improve its international position and step by step enhanced the country’s reputation in the world arena, Wei Wei, head of the Vietnamese department under China’s central TV and radio station, said during an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on Vietnam’s achievements in external relations and the role of “bamboo diplomacy” policy.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on June 29 praised Vietnamese peacekeepers for making practical contributions to US missions, helping to raise Vietnam’s profile globally.

President of the National Council of Switzerland Martin Candinas arrived in Hanoi on June 27 afternoon, beginning his four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has offered condolences on the death of Vo Minh Hieu, a player of the Quang Nam Youth Club who was killed in a recent traffic accident.

Despite a decline in global investment flows, Vietnam remained an attractive destination for foreign companies, especially large-scale enterprises, experts have said.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on June 25 for China on an official visit where he will also attend the 14th annual meeting of the New Champions known as the Summer Davos Forum in Tianjin from June 25-28.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong was joined by Republic of Korea (RoK) President Yoon Suk-yeol for breakfast followed by a stroll around the scenic Hoan Kiem Lake in the centre of Hanoi on June 24.

VOV.VN - President of the National Council of Switzerland Martin Cardinas will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 27-30, according to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Repiblic of Korea called at Samsung Electronics’ Research and Development Centre in Hanoi on June 24 before concluding his official visit to Vietnam.