Keyword: "Rio de Janeiro"

The trip from July 4 to 8, made at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva, featured nearly 40 activities, including those within the BRICS summit, meetings with leaders of other counties and international organisations, and bilateral activities with the Brazilian side.

As part of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Brazil for the Expanded BRICS Summit and bilateral engagements, his spouse, Madam Le Thi Bich Tran, paid a visit to the Dona Meca Social Welfare Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

At these meetings, the PM highlighted Vietnam’s current landscape, key development priorities, and its favourable investment and business environment. He also underscored the strong friendship between Vietnam and Brazil, particularly following the upgrade of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership in November 2024.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 (local time), on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS summit.

The Vietnamese Government will create all favourable conditions for Brazilian investors to cooperate and invest successfully and sustainably in the Southeast Asian country, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse visited the Vasco da Gama Football Club in Rio de Janeiro on July 5 afternoon (local time) within the framework of their trip to Brazil to attend the expanded BRICS summit and bilateral activities.

On the morning of July 5 (local time) in Rio de Janeiro, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as part of his trip to the country to attend the expanded BRICS Summit.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and the delegation of Vietnam set foot at Galeao Airport in Rio de Janeiro city on early July 5 morning (local time), starting his participation in the expanded BRICS Summit and bilateral activities in Brazil.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

Olympian Hoang Xuan Vinh will take part in the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup’s men’s 50m pistol event in Germany today.

Vietnamese badminton player Vu Thi Trang defeated Indonesia’s Lindaweni Fanetri 2-0 in the women’s singles group J on the eighth day of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, on August 13.

Vietnam’s hope for more medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro city Brazil is fading as its athletes performed poorly on August 8, the third day into the games.

Vietnam aims to win one or two medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with highest hope pinned on weightlifters Thach Kim Tuan and Nguyen Thi Huyen and marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh.

Vietnamese sports has been a frequent patron of the Olympic Games, the world’s biggest sporting event, but what it has achieved so far has fallen short of the country’s sports fans.

The first group of athletes representing Vietnam leave for the Rio Olympic Games on July 25, nearly two weeks ahead of the opening ceremony.

A sending-off ceremony was organised in Hanoi to see the Vietnam delegation to Brazil for this Summer’s Olympic Games.

Vietnamese sports has won 20 places in 10 sports to the 2016 Summer Olympics that will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5-21.