The Vietnam Day was held in Rome on April 4 within the framework of the 20th Asian Film Festival in celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic relations.
Delegates looked into Vietnam’s current situation and prospects at a recent workshop held by the Italian Communist Party (ICP) and the Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association (IVFA) in the Italian city of Milan.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy recently collaborated with Vietnamese designer Minh Hanh and Vietnam Silk House to hold a programme called "Heritage Connection Journey", bringing Vietnamese silk and fashion to the Italian public through fashion shows and “Silk Talk” with leading Italian designers as guests.
Carlo Urbani Museum, which is named after an Italian doctor who identified severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Vietnam in 2003 and then died of the disease, was officially opened on April 1 in his hometown of Castelplanio, Italy’s Ancona province.
A ceremony to launch the Vietnam-Italy Year 2023 was held in Rome on March 31 evening in celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations (March 23, 1973-2023), and the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi co-chaired the fifth political consultation between the two ministries to discuss orientations to promote the bilateral Strategic Partnership in the coming time.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, International Economic Cooperation and Telecommunications of San Marino have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on enhancing political consultations.
With multiple-year experiences, the Italy - Vietnam friendship sub-associations in regions of the European country can make practical contributions to the friendship and cooperation between the two countries by providing information on Vietnam to Italian people and businesses.
Despite ups and downs in the world situation over the past 50 years, the relationship between Vietnam and Italy has still developed positively and comprehensively with in-depth cooperation in all fields, both bilaterally and multilaterally, especially after they lifted their ties to a strategic partnership 10 years ago, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung.
The Vietnamese language will be taught at two universities in Italy - University of Naples "L'Orientale" and Ca' Foscari University of Venice from next year, according to Pietro P. Masina, Professor of Asian History at University of Naples "L'Orientale" and Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of East Asian Studies.
Over the past 50 years, breakthrough progress has been witnessed in the Italy-Vietnam relationship, both bilaterally and multilaterally, Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi told Vietnam News Agency.
The Vietnam pavilion attracted a large number of visitors to the 26th Mediterranean Tourism Exchange (BTM), organised from March 16 to 18 in the Italian city of Napoli.
Renzo Piraccini, President of Cesena Fiera, has wished that Vietnam will join the Macfruit 2023 – a fruit and veg professional show in the Italian city of Rimini from May 3-5, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties to introduce its popular tropical farm produce such as dragon fruit, lychee and ginger.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the National Associated Press Agency of Italy (ANSA) signed a professional cooperation agreement at a ceremony held online in Hanoi on February 20.
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