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.

VOV.VN - The ten months of the year witnessed the nation's exports to the Eurasian region record impressive growth, with two-way turnover reaching a sum of US$10.34 billion, marking a rise of 17.98%, according to figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - The 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, also known as the Declaration on Decolonialisation, was held by three members of the UN Security Council, including the nation, alongside Russia, and South Africa, on December 17.

Military training departments of Vietnam and Russia convened a virtual conference on December 16 to discuss preparations for the organisation of the International Army Games in 2021.

The 31st meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee for the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre was held via video conferencing on December 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s infection tally rose to 1,377 after the nation recorded a further ten imported case of COVID-19 on December 8, including nine, all Vietnamese, having recently arrived from Russia and Japan and one of Turkish nationality from Turkey, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese citizens returning from Russia has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, bringing the country’s tally of coronavirus infections to 1,367, the Ministry of Health said on December 7.

Vietnam will conduct the first phase of human trials of a locally made COVID-19 vaccine from December 10, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said at a meeting with Vietnamese vaccine producers on December 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways on December 4-5 conducted a flight to repatriate close to 300 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Russia due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.