Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang has expressed his hope that Belgian enterprises will study investment possibilities in Vietnam’s key transport projects while meeting with Minister-President of the Government of the Belgian region of Flanders Jan Jambon as part of his recent trip to Europe.
The Belgian Chamber of Representatives on October 5 evening (local time) passed a resolution in support of the Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Vietnam, with absolute approval votes.
A networking event on building cities that are economically sustainable and climate-resilient between Vietnam and the Flemish Region of Belgium (or Flanders) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received the visiting Minister-President of the Government of the Belgian region of Flanders, Jan Jambon, in Hanoi on September 12.
Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium participated in the annual Manifiesta (Solidarity) Festival of the Workers’ Party of Belgium held in Ostende city from September 9-10.
An international workshop discussing the values and practical application of laws on territory and border was jointly held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Wallonia-Brussels General Delegation of Belgium in Vietnam in Hanoi on September 7, gathering 150 domestic and foreign scholars.
President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose on August 29 concluded her nine-day visit to Vietnam, which was made at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen hosted a reception on August 25 for visiting President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose, at which he highlighted the potential of cooperation between the city and Belgium.
The Vietnamese Government attaches importance to enhancing a deeper, substantial, and effective relationship with Belgium - a founding member with a significant voice within the European Union, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose during a meeting in Hanoi on August 21.
Vietnam and Belgium have seen their relationship growing continuously across all areas over the past 50 years since they set up diplomatic relations on March 22, 1973, only two months after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.
Chris Geyskens, a Belgian woman, has worked dedicatedly over the past decade in a bid to improve living conditions of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam.
A delegation of about 50 Belgian entrepreneurs is expected to come to Vietnam to seek partners and attend Vietnam International Sourcing 2023, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13 to 15, said the Vietnamese Trade Office in Belgium and the EU.
