VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on January 24 for British Ambassador to Vietnam Ian Frew and New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Tredene Dobson.

Commander of the Border Guard Command Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai and Head of Home Office International Operation of the UK’s Home Office Victoria Pullen signed an agreement on cooperation in the prevention and combating of human trafficking between the two sides in Hanoi on January 18.

Lilama 2 Technology International College in the southern province of Dong Nai on January 17 signed a contract with the UK’s BTEC Pearson on the transfer of training programmes in semiconductor technology and carbon credits.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned US$6.34 billion from exports to the UK last year, representing a notable increase of 4.6% year on year, despite the unfavourable impact of the recent global economic slowdown and high inflation.

VOV.VN - A number of British foreign travel agents are keeping close tabs on potential Vietnamese destinations thanks to the country’s visa exemption policy for UK citizens to stay for 45 days, along with convenient air travel.

As soon as receiving information that three out of 14 migrants found inside a refrigerated shipping container at Rosslare port of Ireland on January 8 are believed to be Vietnamese, the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and the Honorary Consul Office of Vietnam in Dublin, Ireland contacted Irish authorities to inquire into the case.

VOV.VN - The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), one of the UK's leading economics consultancies has evaluated both Vietnam and the Philippines as two Southeast Asian economies with the ability to "leap forward" in the World Economic League Table (WELT) rankings from now to 2038.

The UK Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with Annam Gourmet supermarket chain, on December 14 launched a programme named “GREAT Food for the Season”, aiming to introduce to local consumers a series of specialty products from famous British food brands.

Vice Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee Duong Tan Hien on December 11 hosted a visiting delegation from the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, with the sides expressing their intention for better joint work in education, health, and transport infrastructure.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on December 4 presented the Medal “For Peace and Friendship Among Nations” to Ben Chapman, Warwick Morris and Paul Smith, the co-founders of the Vietnam-UK Network (VUKN), to honour their outstanding contributions to the relations between the two countries.