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.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Catherine West co-chaired the 10th Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue on October 24, with a view to boosting substantive and extensive ties between the two countries.

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.