Vietnamese and Israeli experts, businesses, officials and researchers discussed policies on innovation for Vietnam during a conference in Hanoi on June 19.

The Arava International Centre for Agriculture Training (AICAT) in southern Israel on June 14 held a graduation ceremony for Vietnamese students and their peers from 10 other countries who finished their training course on agriculture of the 2018-2019 school year.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Do Minh Hung highlighted the foundation for the relations between Vietnam and Israel on the occasion of his visit to a relic site to commemorate first Prime Minister of Israel David Ben Gurion in Sede Boqer on June 8.

The Israeli Embassy in Vietnam in coordination with the Hanoi Children’s Palace on June 2 organised a children’s festival in response to the National Action Month for Children.

A trade promotion workshop on business opportunities in Vietnam for Israeli importers was held in Tel Aviv on May 30.

Close to 30 leading Israeli companies joined a roundtable conference on business and investment opportunities in Vietnam, which took place in Tel Aviv on May 22.

Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on May 9 sent congratulations to Israeli President Reuven Ruvi Rivlin on the country’s 71st Independence Day.

Six Vietnamese students have completed an agricultural MSc programme, the fourth course, carried out under cooperation between the Arava International Centre for Agriculture Training (AICAT) and Tel Aviv University (TAU) of Israel.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Do Minh Hung presented his credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on February 14.

Israel attaches importance to developing its relations with Vietnam, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said in a reception on January 3 for outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador Cao Tran Quoc Hai.

Vietnam enjoyed a year-on-year surge of 88 percent in tuna exports to Israel in October with 2.7 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters.

As many as 77 Vietnamese agricultural students have graduated from an on-the-job training programme in Israel since 2012.

Hanoi wants Israeli firms who always pioneer to apply science and technology in agricultural production to cooperate with and support the city in hi-tech farming.

An exhibition on ‘Israel in the heart of Hanoi’ opened in the capital city on October 27 as part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Israel (1993-2018).