Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, stressed his country’s readiness for UN peacekeeping operations at talks with UK officers on January 20.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has marked five years since the direct route between Vietnam and the UK was launched at a ceremony in London.
An art show from the Vietnamese Society at the London School of Economics and Political Science (Vietsoc LSE) named "Blood Bond" took place in the Old Theatre in London, the UK on November 26.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 16 for Prince William, who is on a visit to Vietnam to attend the third International Wildlife Trade Conference.
Vietnam has made effort in protecting wildlife and its intensified law enforcement against traffickers is likely to make the country a role model in the field, said UK Prince William.
The UK intends to deepen relationship with countries across the globe and Vietnam plays an important role in that strategy, said Eleanor Laing, Vice Speaker of the House of Commons of the UK.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan expressed her wish that Vietnamese and UK legislatures will exchange their legislative experience and capacity for working at the parliament.
The legislatures of Vietnam and the United Kingdom should promote cooperation, thus enhancing mutual understanding and links across fields between the two nations.
Vietnamese and British coffee enterprises are keen on promoting doing business together, Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA) Chairman Luong Van Tu told Vietnam News Agency.