The distinctive cultural elements of Vietnam and Russia were beautifully interwoven at the Vietnam Day programme recently held at Financial University (FA) under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son underlined the pivotal role of legislative cooperation between Vietnam and Russia in advancing their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during a meeting with Speaker of the Federation Council (Upper House) of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko in Moscow on April 3.

Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang hosted Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov, Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), in Hanoi on April 1.

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) has reported a sharp increase in the number of Russian tourists traveling to Vietnam, not only during the autumn and winter seasons but also for May holidays and summer vacations.

The resumption of charter and regular flights from Russia to Vietnam has fueled growing interest in the Southeast Asian destination.

VOV.VN - Flight number ZF2577 from Russia’s Irkutsk International Airport, operated by Azu Air, landed at Cam Ranh International Airport in Khanh Hoa province on March 17, bringing 231 Russian tourists to the locality.

VOV.VN - Russian airline Azur Air plans to resume charter flights connecting 11 Russian cities with Nha Trang city, a resort city in Vietnam’s central Khanh Hoa province, from March 16, according to ANEX Tour Vietnam.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov said Russia is proud to have supported heroic Vietnam during the years of fighting for freedom and independence as well as during the period of peace building.

VOV.VN - Russian airlines Azur Air and Aeroflot have worked out plans to open direct air routes from Russia to the southcentral coastal province of Khanh Hoa, Russian media has revealed.

VOV.VN - The strength of the Communist Party of Vietnam is based on its creative approach to problem-solving, and in reality, it has always brought victory to the nation.