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UK experts shared their country’s experience in constitutional reform to increase State agencies’ transparency and accountability at a workshop in Hanoi on December 1.

Secretary of the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society (BVFS) Len Aldis has passed away at his home at Tomlins Grove Street, London, the United Kingdom.

Facing the World aims to establish two craniofacial centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the next five years.

The UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC) will upload images of Da Nang city and success stories by foreign investors there on its event websites, Executive Director Ross Hunter has said.

HCM City’s People’s Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan said that the city welcomes more investment and tourists from the United Kingdom (UK) in his meeting with Prince Andrew on November 16.

There is untapped potential for Vietnamese enterprises to export to the United Kingdom, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao told a business conference held on November 16 in Hanoi.

Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland has pledged to help Vietnam build a model of connecting and supporting business start-ups.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff of the UK is paying a working visit to Vietnam from November 3-5 to boost defence cooperation between the two countries.

The UK hopes to develop urban railway projects and expand Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

The 2015 UK Film Week that highlights local music industry will took place in November in Hanoi, Da Nang and HCM City.

A video clip advertising Vietnam's tourism will be aired on the UK's Travel Channel from October 20.

Vietnamese photographer Viet Van recently won two Honourable Mention prizes at the London International Creative Competition (LICC), reported the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper.

Since May, the United Kingdom (UK) has become the leading market for Vietnamese shrimp exports in the European Union with impressive growth, although exports to other markets have slumped.

Vietnam opened its Military Attache Office in the UK on September 30 as part of activities to mark the fifth anniversary of strategic partnership between the two countries.