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Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Nadav Eschar proposed cooperating with the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in the fields of education, energy saving and high-tech agriculture.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wants Israel, with modern technologies in various fields, to transfer its agricultural technology to help the city reduce post-harvest losses, heard a seminar held in the city on March 7.

Five Vietnamese students have completed an agricultural MSc programme under cooperation between the Arava International Centre for Agriculture Training and Tel Aviv University of Israel.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on February 11 held a get-together in Tel Aviv for overseas Vietnamese in the country to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival 2018.

About 10,000 Indonesians have protested outside the US Embassy in Jakarta against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has expressed concern that the US’s latest decision on Jerusalem can have negative impact on peace and stability in the Middle East.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong received Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar on November 28 to exchange bilateral cooperation programmes.

A young man from the northern mountainous province of Son La has travelled to Israel to learn modern farming techniques and apply them to his homeland.

Vietnam and Israel have agreed to strengthen their cooperation during the second meeting of the Vietnam-Israel inter-governmental committee for cooperation in economy, science, technology and other areas.​

Plans to strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and Israel were discussed at the second meeting of the Vietnam-Israel Intergovernmental Committee for Economics, Science and Technology in Tel Aviv, Israel from July 24-26.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and its Israeli counterpart inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in science and technology in Israel on July 25.

Israel Book Day, the first of its kind, opened on Hanoi book street on July 16 as part of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-Israel diplomatic ties (July 12).

A graduation ceremony has been recently held for 50 Vietnamese students who attended the International Course for Agriculture from 2016-2017 at Sedrot Negev Agriculture Centre in northern Israel.

Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich received outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Meirav Eilon Shahar in Hanoi on June 26, during which he affirmed that Vietnam always treasure friendship and cooperation with Israel in all fields, including defence.