VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Do Minh Hung underscored the priority given to ramping up inter-parliamentary co-operation between the nation and the UK in the time ahead during a working session with Speaker of the UK House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle in London on October 22.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) wishes to foster cooperation with the National Audit Office (NAO) of the UK, especially in the fields of specialised auditing, information technology application in auditing activities, and human resources training, stated Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan at his recent meeting with British Comptroller and Auditor General Gareth Davis in London.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) supports and commits to cooperating with the UK side to fight human trafficking and illegal migration, Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang told Secretary of State for the Home Department Yvette Cooper in their phone talks on October 10.

Vietnamese organisations and associations in the UK have raised funds worth GBP61,367 (US$82,132) to support people who were affected by Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam’s northern provinces early this month.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son of Vietnam held meetings with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf on the sidelines of the UN Summit of the Future as part of the High-Level Week of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

A total of 40 water purifiers and 200 multi-purpose plastic tarpaulins donated by Japan are set to come to the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on September 15 to be delivered to people in areas affected by heavy rains and floods triggered by super Typhoon Yagi.

Member of the Central Military Commission and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien and UK Minister of State for Defence Vernon Coaker co-chaired the fifth Vietnam-UK defence policy dialogue in Hanoi on September 13.

VOV.VN - As many as 15 Vietnamese enterprises introduced their products at the UK Outdoor Furniture trade show (Source Garden) in Birmingham from September 10 to 12, hoping to strengthen connectivity with thousands of British and European retailers.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam hosted a reception for visiting Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Kim Jong-uk in Hanoi on August 26.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam denied information recently published by the UK newswire The Mirror that British citizens may have their passports confiscated and may be banned from leaving Vietnam.