VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with relevant ministries and agencies, on June 18 handed over notes notifying Vietnam's ratification of two important trade and investment agreements with the European Union to the EU Delegation to Vietnam.

Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasised the importance of international cooperation in the COVID-19 fight during the third phone talks with leaders of the ministries of foreign affairs of the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), India, Australia and New Zealand on April 3.

VOV.VN - With an overwhelming majority of votes in favour, the European Parliament (EP) approved the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) along with the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) on February 12, thereby marking a new stage in relations between Vietnam and the EU.

Policies on planning, science-technology, finance, commerce and training human resources, have contributed to turning the country’s livestock industry into a strong commodity production sector, heard a conference in Hanoi on December 25.

VOV.VN - An annual cultural program called “Spring colors across Vietnam” has been recently organized in Vietnam’s National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi. The program honors Vietnam’s diverse ethnic cultures while contributing to unifying the country’s 54 ethnic groups.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia and the Vietnamese Community in the country on December 14 held a cultural event to celebrate the upcoming New Year.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia on October 23 launched a fundraising ceremony to help people in Vietnam overcome consequences of natural disasters.

VOV.VN - A high-level Vietnamese NA delegation led by the National Assembly Chair Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Pulkuvo airport, Saint Petersburg on October 14 to attend the 137th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-137), and related meetings.

VOV.VN - The poultry market in Vietnam is the leading growth segment of the livestock feed industry, said experts at a recent forum in Hanoi discussing the opportunities for domestic sector businesses.

A delegation of Vietnam’s Embassy, Consulate General in Yekaterinburg city and Business Association in Russia visited Sverdlovsk province from July 12-15 to seek cooperation opportunities with Russian localities.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism was inaugurated in October 2010, coinciding with the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. The village is an excellent place to learn about Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups.

The Republic of Bashkortostan of the Russian Federation is willing to create the most favourable conditions for Vietnamese firms to invest in the country, said Bashkortostan’s President Rustem Khamitov told Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son.

Authorities of northern Hoa Binh province and a JICA delegation reviewed the progress of a project on establishing a gene bank for Vietnamese native pig species and developing sustainable pig farming to conserve bio-diversity in the province at a meeting on November 16.

VOV.VN - The city of Serpukhov located in Moscow Oblast, Russia has officially launched an industrial park targeting Vietnamese light industrial manufacturers, reports the Ho Chi Minh City Trade and Promotion Centre.

Vietnam’s Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son and businessman Do Xuan Hoang were among individuals honoured recently by Russian State and the government of Moscow Oblast province for contributions to Russia’s development.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Embassy in Russia launched a fundraising campaign on October 24 to help people in the central region overcome the consequences of recent devastating floods.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on October 24 received money donated by governmental agencies to support flood victims in the central region to overcome consequences.

A business forum was held in Moscow on September 18 to promote cooperation between Vietnam and Russia when the Vietnam – Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) free trade agreement comes into effect on October 5 this year.

Vietnamese firms have a chance to enter consumption markets of five nations with over 180 million people and the GDP exceeding US$2.5 trillion in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) thanks to the Vietnam – EAEU free trade agreement (FTA).

VOV.VN - Made in Vietnam spices, food and consumer goods have become more and more familiar to Russian people, said Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son at a seminar in Hanoi on August 17 to promote Hanoi Goods Week in Moscow.