The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam (Vietnam APPG) made its debut in London on December 16, expected to help strengthen the two countries’ comprehensive cooperation as they prepare to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their strategic partnership next year.

Together with the UK - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will create new opportunities for companies and consumers in the UK and Vietnam, affirmed British Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Students Association in the UK (SVUK) will strengthen connections, further intensify student activities in the host country, especially volunteer activities, encourage student talents, while promoting the digitalisation of work processes to improve the group’s operational efficiency.

Defence cooperation has become a key pillar of the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership, said Vietnamese Ambassador Do Minh Hung at a ceremony in London on December 4 to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and the 35 years of the All-People Defence Festival.

With outstanding achievements in biotechnology, Dr Nguyen Thuy Ba Linh from University College London (UCL) has become the first Vietnamese scientist to win the UK's TechWomen 100 Awards.

Vietnam earned US$6.4 billion from exports to the UK in the first 10 months of this year, marking a year-on-year rise of 22%, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - A working delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMUE), led by Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Son, the university's Principal, has paid a working visit to the UK in a bid to strengthen exchanges and co-operation with British universities in teacher training, teaching, scientific research, and promoting gender equality in education.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on November 18 organised a seminar on trade promotion in the European market, focusing on potential for expanding exports to the European market via official channels.

The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), signed into law three years ago, has clearly benefited trade cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the context of Vietnam’s exports to most other major markets declining due to geopolitical tensions and headwinds in the global economy, said experts at a conference in Hanoi on October 30.

“Doa hoa mong manh” (a fragile flower), a film by Vietnamese director and producer Mai Thu Huyen, has had its UK premiere, captivating both the public and the Vietnamese community in the European nation.