VOV.VN - The Russian city of St. Petersburg would like to beef up cooperation with Vietnamese localities on the back of the positive development of the Russia - Vietnam relations.

Hanoi’s Department of External Affairs and the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg held an online meeting on March 31 to discuss ways to enhance their cooperation.

The administration of Russia's St. Petersburg city on March 3 virtually held the second international travel forum with Vietnam to boost tourism between the two sides.

A Vietnamese entrepreneur has won the Golden Lion Award of Russia’s St. Petersburg city for his effective contributions to developing relations between the Russian locality and its global and regional partners.

VOV.VN - Duong Chi Kien, chairman of Golden Age Group, received the "Golden Lion" award from the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg for his significant contributions to developing the Russian city’s external relations with foreign and regional partners.