A seminar reviewing 70 years of Vietnam – Russia defence training cooperation took place in Hanoi on December 30.

VOV.VN - Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently sent his greetings to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on the occasion of New Year 2021 and Vietnam’s upcoming Lunar New Year.

Lieut. Gen. Le Phuc Nguyen, former Editor-in-Chief of the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper and a former student in Russia, has won first prize in a writing contest about Russia.

The Sputnik news agency of Russia recently published an article that reviewed commentaries on Vietnam posted by Russian and other countries’ press outlets, reflecting Vietnam’s COVID-19 combat and achievements in different areas, especially diplomacy and economy.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on December 28 confirmed a further ten new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infection tally to 1,451, while the number of recovered patients rose to 1,318.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Dec. 24-25 conducted a flight, bringing home more than 340 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Russia due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - There is plenty of room for strengthening economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and Russia in 2021 and the coming years.

VOV.VN - The ongoing Vietnamese Film Days in Russia opened at Kosmos cinema in Moscow on December 21, with five new Vietnamese films which won domestic and international prizes being put on show for audiences to enjoy.

An online conference was held on December 19 by the Ho Chi Minh Institute under the Saint Petersburg University of Russia, spotlighting the changing role of Vietnam in the contemporary world, heading to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on December 20 confirmed a further two new cases of COVID-19 imported into Vietnam, with one coming from Russia and one from Ukraine, bringing the national tally to 1,413.