VOV.VN - On the afternoon of July 23 (local time), after his arrival in Vienna, President Vo Van Thuong met with the Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria and 6 Vietnamese Ambassadors to EU countries that share a border with Austria, including Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary and Slovakia.
Vietnamese-Austria well-known fashion designer La Hong Nhut (commonly known as La Hong), who has won many fashion awards in Austria, has expressed the desire to make more efforts to bolster culture and art exchanges between the two countries through promoting ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) to Austrian friends.
On the occasion of President Vo Van Thuong's official visit to Austria, Dr. Patrick Horvath, secretary general of Vienna-based think tank Foundation for Scientific Economic Policy (WIWIPOL) and a volunteer in Austrian cultural exchange and integration organisation “Asia in Vienna,” has written an article suggesting a three-fold economic policy strategy between Vietnam and Austria.
VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and his wife left Hanoi on July 23 morning for visits to Austria, Italy and the Vatican at the invitations of President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Italy Sergio Mattarella and Pope Francis.
It is necessary to further step up trade promotion activities and disseminate information to the business community about the benefits of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to take advantage of strengths of both Vietnam and Austria to further boost bilateral trade ties.
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong’s upcoming official visit to Austria will help tighten relations between the two countries, Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam Hans-Peter Glanzer has said.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu presented President Vo Van Thuong's credentials to Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo on July 20.
VOV.VN - The 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic relations, which started in 1973, and the 10th anniversary of the bilateral strategic partnership, which started in 2013, were celebrated by the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on July 17.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong on July 14 extended a message of congratulations to French President Emmanuel Macron on the 234th anniversary of the European country’s National Day (July 14, 1789 - 2023).
The year 2023 is an important milestone in Vietnam-US relations as it marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of their comprehensive partnership (2013-2023).