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Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man visited the port city of Barcelona on March 17, within the framework of his working visit to Spain.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Hoang Xuan Hai led a delegation of the Embassy of Vietnam to join a host of activities in Barcelona city on June 5-8.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Spain on July 28 presented a decision to appoint a Spanish national, Pau Guardans Cambo, as Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Barcelona, in charge of Catalonia and the Northeast of Spain, for the 2020-2023 term.

Eight talented young footballers selected from the 2018-19 School Football Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City are taking part in the first Milo Champions Cup being held in Barcelona, Spain, from July 30 to August 5.

The Vietnamese movie “Song Lang” (The Tap Box) by producer Ngo Thanh Van has continued to win new international awards, most recently from the Australian Cinematographer’s Society.

A trade conference connecting firms of Vietnam and Spain’s Barcelona region was held in Hanoi on November 12.

World cup winning former French football star, Christian Karembeu, will arrive in Vietnam to meet Vietnamese fans at the Hoa Lu Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent their messages of condolences to Spanish King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy over the terror attack in Barcelona.

A strategic partnership agreement between the Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) and Barcelona FC (FCB) is expected to bring more benefits to both sides in the future.