VOV.VN - Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a state visit to Vietnam from June 19 to June 20, said the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an announcement released on June 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Russian leaders exchanged letters of congratulations to mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations between the two nations (June 16).

The Vietnamese State, Government and National Assembly leaders on June 12 sent congratulatory messages to their Russian counterparts on the Russia Day (June 12).

Through an arsenal of economic – tourism projects and robust delegation exchanges, Ho Chi Minh City has been a leading locality in promoting the Vietnam – Russia relations, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan said on June 11.

VOV.VN - The Russian Embassy in Hanoi on June 7 hosted a reception celebrating 34 years of Russia’s National Day (June 12) and 30 years of the Vietnam - Russia Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations (June 16).

Vietnam always recognises basic principles and standards of human rights, and stands ready to perfect this through the implementation of reasonable international recommendations, a Russian expert has said.

A programme was held at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PREU) of Russia on May 29, during which Vietnamese culture and cuisine were introduced to Russian friends.

Vietnamese travel firms are preparing to send tour groups to Russia again starting in September after a pause due to the recent terrorist attack in Moscow.

A delegation from the Petrovietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP), led by Chairman of the PVEP Members Council Tran Quoc Viet, on May 24 held a working session with their colleagues of Russia's Zarubezhneft JSC in Russia to discuss potential cooperation areas.

TH Group recently began constructing a dairy farming and milk processing project in Nikolo-Mikhailovka village in Russia's far eastern Primorsky territory.