VOV.VN - Vietnam always places importance on the traditional friendship with South Africa, and considers the African nation to be an important cooperation and development partner in Africa.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will consider importing coal from South Africa to feed coal fired power plants as it has an increasing power demand for economic recovery.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Van Loi recently undertook a fact-finding mission to Cape Town in order to seek new possibilities for Vietnamese commodities to penetrate deeper into the South African market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and South Africa have discussed preparations for the upcoming fifth meeting of the Inter-Governmental Partnership Forum of the two countries scheduled to take place in 2022.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa led by Ambassador Hoang Van Loi paid a working visit to the Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) and George city in South Africa’s Western Cape province from January 17-20.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 15 received outgoing South African Ambassador to Vietnam Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro, saying the two countries still hold great potential for stronger cooperation in various areas.

Representatives of over 120 Vietnamese enterprises operating in agriculture, food, and interior and exterior decoration participated in an online consultation session on export to South Africa on December 8.

The Embassy of Vietnam in South Africa recently held a Mid-Autumn festival celebration for children of the Vietnamese community in the country.

Promoting cooperation with Vietnam will bring practical socio-economic benefits to South Africa, said the African country's Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Alvin Botes.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland on September 1 celebrated the 76th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day (September 2) and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Switzerland (1971-2021).