The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt held a ceremony on January 12 to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year) for the Vietnamese community living and working in the country.
A get-together to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival for Vietnamese people living, working and studying in Egypt was hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in the African country on January 31.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Tran Thanh Cong led a delegation to visit Damietta province on November 22-23 with the aim to promote cooperation in terms of economy, trade, investment and culture between Vietnam and Egypt in general and localities of the two countries in particular.
The second meeting of the Vietnam – Egypt Sub-Committee on Trade and Industry Cooperation was held virtually on August 18 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung and his Egyptian counterpart Ibrahim El-Seginy.
Egypt’s prosecution agency on July 26 sent a document to the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt asking for coordination to verify the death of a Vietnamese dancer.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Tran Thanh Cong has called on Egyptian investors to seek trade, culture and tourism cooperation opportunities in Vietnam during a business forum in Hurghada city in Red Sea province on July 7.
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on June 5 held phone talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Hassan Shoukry to discuss measures to promote bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries at multilateral forums.
Egypt’s coastal governorates of Damietta and Port Said want to beef up cooperation with Vietnam in various fields, including port services and logistics, heard the meetings of their governors with Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Thanh Cong on June 9.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt, in collaboration with the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, held a workshop on economic and trade potential between the two countries on December 17, aiming at paving the way for both countries’ businesses to fully tap their potential.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt on November 30 organised a photo exhibition on Vietnamese land and people, along with an art programme marking the 57th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties.
A delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), led by its President Nguyen Dinh Khang, on November 5 presented 500 million VND (21,600 USD) to residents who were affected by recent floods in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Vietnam’s tuna exports to the Middle East and Africa have seen positive signs since the beginning of the year despite declines in overall seafood exports in the face of COVID-19, First Secretary and Head of the Trade Office at the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt Nguyen Duy Hung said on October 25.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cairo held an event on September 1 to introduce the culture and image of Vietnamese people to local friends on the occasion of the 75th National Day of Vietnam.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on July 22 sent a message of congratulations to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on the occasion of his country’s 68th Revolution Day (July 23, 1952-2020).