VOV.VN - Andrew Patrick, the UK’s Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy, made his first visit to the nation from March 6 to March 7, with the visit coming on the 50th anniversary of UK-Vietnam diplomacy, as well as the fifth anniversary of implementation of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on co-operation in tackling human trafficking.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the British Embassy in Vietnam held a seminar in Hanoi on February 21 to promote bilateral cooperation in vocational education.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long made a working visit to the University of Cambridge on February 13 aiming to promote Vietnam's cooperation with the world’s leading university, especially in the fields of scientific and technological research, and green and sustainable growth.

VOV.VN - The nation will remain one of the fastest growing middle-class economies globally with economic growth reaching 6% during 2023, according to Andrew Huntley, senior managing director at BDA Partners, a London-based investment banking advisor for Asia.

VOV.VN - The aviation market recorded roughly 55 million passengers in 2022, marking 3.7-fold increase from the previous year and equivalent to 69.6% of that in the pre-pandemic period back in 2019, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - Participating in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping activities represents a new development in the international integration capacity of the Vietnam People’s Army.

VOV.VN - Renowned celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay of the UK has named Vietnam and Laos as the world's leading food destinations in a recent interview with Korean YouTuber Cho Seung-yeon.

With the Young Persons’ Achievement Award, Dr. Nguyen Huyen Duc has become the first Vietnamese scientist to receive the prize from the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese cultural programme themed “Fashion and Beauty” was held on November 27 in London, the UK, with the aim of promoting the beauty of Vietnamese culture to both British and international friends.

There remains potential for Vietnam and the UK to tap the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and expand bilateral trade ties, said Ngo Chung Khanh, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Multilateral Trade Policy Department.