Several cultural exchange events have taken place in Vietnam and Austria recently as part of activities celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid an official visit to Austria on September 28 - 29, which is an important event when the two countries are marking the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties (1972-2022).

The Cambodia Culture Week opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 28 evening, as part of the activities to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the bilateral diplomatic ties and the Vietnam-Cambodia, Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022.

Austria was one of the first western countries to set up diplomatic ties with Vietnam. Fifty years have passed since the establishment of the relationship, the two countries have enjoyed great strides in bilateral cooperation.

The Vietnam – Hungary Friendship Association held a friendly gathering in Hanoi on September 18 on the occasion of the two countries’ national days.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Nguyen Thanh Vinh expressed his firm belief in the future growth of mutual ties between Vietnam and Algeria across a variety fields at a recent ceremony held to mark Vietnam’s 77th National Day, which first occurred on September 2, 1945, in Algeria.

VOV.VN - The Party, State, Fatherland Front and people of Vietnam always place great importance on and give the top priority to fostering the great friendship, special solidarity and all-around cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his delight at the ever-growing ties between Vietnam and Cambodia during a reception held on September 13 in Hanoi for President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Samdech Heng Samrin.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced on September 8 that the Vietnam-RoK lantern festival to be held in Hanoi from September 9 to 11 will kick-start a wide range of activities to mark 30 years of bilateral diplomatic ties between the Rok.

A Vietnamese language faculty will be opened at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, deputy spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Doan Khac Viet said on September 8.