National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met President of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Siegfried Bracke in the capital city of Brussels on April 3 after arriving there.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her entourage arrived in the capital city of Brussels, Belgium on April 3, beginning their working trip to the European Parliament (EP) at the invitation of President Antonio Tajani.
Vietnam regards its relationship with the European Union (EU) as a priority in its foreign policy, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and head of the Vietnamese mission to the EU Vu Anh Quang has said.
President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Bui Van Cuong has expressed his wish that ties between the Vietnam Trade Union and Belgium will further develop in the near future, thus better protecting legitimate rights and interests of the two countries’ workers.
The Embassy of Belgium in Vietnam held a ceremony to open a centre for receiving visa applications to European countries, including Belgium, Germany and Italy, in the central city of Da Nang on March 22.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba on March 16 presented the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State to Jehanne Roccas, former Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City hopes for more exchange activities with Belgian localities to learn from each other’s experience, as well as strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation.
A delegation from the Belgian Federal Parliament and the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam visited Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on March 9 to discuss cooperation in developing human resources in education as well as issues of mutual concern such as water resources and high-tech agriculture.
Vietnam attaches importance to friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Belgium and member countries of the European Union (EU), said National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu.
Hanoi stands ready to support the Belgian Embassy and enterprises to continue with cooperation, investment and technological transfer in the capital city, bringing interests to both sides, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.
Foreign Ministers of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are gathering in Brussels, Belgium, on January 21 to discuss enhancing their cooperation across many fields.
Thuy Phap is a unique Vietnamese martial art found by martial art master Huynh Chieu Duong in Belgium. The art has attracted the participation of many international learners.
Efforts to deal with consequences of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin should focus on environmental improvement and long-term support for AO victims along with dioxin remediation activities, heard a seminar held at the European Parliament (EP)’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on November 28.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested Belgian Ambassador Paul Jansen contribute to raising trade turnover between Vietnam and Belgium to 3 billion USD in the time ahead.
Vietnam and Belgium’s Wallonie-Bruxelles region signed cooperation minutes for the 2019-2021 period in Brussels on November 21, covering a total of 25 projects, as part of the 10th meeting of the Vietnam – Wallonie-Bruxelles Joint Committee.
A judge in Ypres town of Belgium has ordered arrest of a suspect in the murder of a Vietnamese girl, which occurred in Geluwe town in West Flanders province of Belgium in 2016.
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