VOV.VN - A delegation of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for External Relations led by its deputy head Le Anh Tuan paid a working trip to South Africa from September 22 to September 28.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassies in South Africa and Egypt on September 2 held ceremonies to celebrate the 77th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2022).

Leaders and the business community of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province expressed their readiness to welcome Vietnamese enterprises to explore cooperation opportunities as well as strengthen relations between the countries.

There are plenty of opportunities for Vietnamese goods to enter South Africa and the regional countries, and for the two sides to boost business in multiple areas, Pham Thanh Hai, head of the Trade Office in South Africa, told Vietnam News Agency on August 19.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism unveiled on August 11 that it has received a group 123 MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events) tourists of ABSA company from South Africa.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 5 received Ambassadors of South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Belgium to Vietnam who came to present their credentials to the president.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa led by Pham Thanh Hai, first secretary in charge of the Vietnam Trade Office in South Africa, held important working sessions in Durban as part of efforts to open up new prospects for direct trade connectivity between the two countries.

South Africa remains a promising market for Vietnam’s fishery products and serves as an important gateway for them to enter the regional market, an official has said.

Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Guy Ryder has lauded Vietnam’s pioneering role to eliminate child labour during an interview granted to the VNA's correspondent in South Africa on the sidelines of the 5th global conference on the elimination of child labour.

A trade forum has been held online for Vietnamese and South African coal businesses to seek stronger coal trading cooperation between the two sides to meet coal demand for production and electricity generation in Vietnam.