VOV.VN - Vietnam considers the United Kingdom as an important partner and wants to boost mutually beneficial cooperation with the UK, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc told visiting Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Mary Truss in Hanoi on Dec. 11.

An agreement on concluding negotiations of the Vietnam-UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) will be signed on December 11, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - International delegates hailed the nation’s efforts to affirm the role of women in building and sustaining peace during the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security which was held from December 7 to December 9 by the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the UN.

The UK Education and Technology Roadshow 2020 was held in the central city of Da Nang on December 3, attracting the participation of nearly 1,000 local high school and university students.

The British Embassy in Vietnam in collaboration with the Vietnam Electricity and the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) held an online technical seminar on modeling using digital technology related to the development and management of renewable energy.

VOV.VN - More than 270 Vietnamese citizens, including children under the age of 18, the elderly, people suffering from underlying illnesses, and those in extremely difficult circumstances were repatriated home safe and sound on November 6.

VOV.VN - The UK government has decided to donate GBP500,000 (US$650,500) for Vietnam to support flood-hit victims in the central region.

Hanoi’s Thanh Xuan Junior High School has been recognised as a registered Cambridge school by the UK’s Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE), the school announced at a ceremony on October 28.

Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia and the United Kingdom and local Vietnamese societies there have been busy over the last several days raising funds for flood-stricken people in the central region.

VOV.VN - The UK’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair glowingly spoke of Vietnam’s achievements in the COVID-19 fight and being among economies enjoying positive growth in 2020 during his phone talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 27.