Russian localities wish and stay ready to further boost effective cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam’s southern localities, new Russian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Timur Sadykov told the press on December 29.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) on December 29 received 100,000 doses of the Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine presented by Russia to support Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight.

The Vietnam – Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro aims to exploit over 2.9 million tonnes of oil equivalent and 65.4 million cu.m of natural gas next year, according to the company.

Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) Leonid Kalashnikov has met with Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Secretariat Vo Van Thuong as part of the Russian official’s visit to Vietnam.

A factory producing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 will be built in Vietnam within one year and is expected to produce 30-40 million doses annually, Chairman of Russian pharmaceutical company Binnopharm Dmitry Zubov told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Russia.

VOV.VN - A scientific workshop themed “Russia in the eyes of Vietnamese researchers of Russian studies: humanistic aspects” was organised in Hanoi on December 10, highlighting the fruitful development of Russia - Vietnam relations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Russia will continue to promote collaboration and cooperation at the United Nations and other multilateral forums to address common concerns of the international community, especially in the fields of global peace and security.

The recent visit to Russia by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has created a new motivation for the two countries’ all-round strategic partnership, affirmed researchers and scholars at a recent roundtable marking the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s recent trip to Switzerland and Russia was successful in many ways, said Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung in an interview granted to the press on December 3.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son had a meeting with Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov in Moscow on December 1 during State president Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s recent visit to Russia.