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The Association of Vietnamese Entrepreneurs in Italy (ASSOEVI) held the second congress for the 2018-2021 tenure in Rome on November 23.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and a delegation of the Vietnamese Government on October 20 visited priests and practitioners at the Phat Diem guest house in Rome within the framework of their visit to Vatican from October 18-20.

A tourism promotion event, titled “A Soulful Vietnam”, opened in the northern Italian city of Milan on October 3, with dozens of travel agencies in attendance.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Vietnam in Italy have recently held a programme namely “Vietnam Provincial Roadshow in Italy” as part of activities to celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties and fifth anniversary of the bilateral strategic partnership.

A seminar highlighting economic cooperation between Lombardy region of Italy and Vietnamese cities and provinces took place in Milan city on June 29.

Vietnamese students has held a two-day festival in the southern Italy city of Palermo, which attracted more than 100 participants.

The administration of Palermo city in the autonomous region of Sicily in southern Italy is willing to coordinate with the Vietnamese Embassy in the country to organise a “Vietnam Day” in the locality.

A string of activities were held in Italy’s Padua city on April 18 to foster the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Italy.

The 45th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-Italy diplomatic ties (March 23, 1973) was marked with a ceremony held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on March 30.

Vietnam – Italy ties have been at the best since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties in 1973, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Cao Chinh Thien told Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (March 23).

A get-together was held in Bologna city, Italy, on February 25 to celebrate the Lunar New Year with various traditional cultural activities imbued with Vietnam’s identity.

Vietnamese expats worldwide are celebrating the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival with art performance, Vietnamese traditional food and practice.

Italy hopes Vietnam will continue to connect the European country with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

A delegation of ambassadors of Southeast Asian nations recently visited Parma province, Italy, to promote exchanges and cooperation as part of the work of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR).

A ceremony was held in Rome, Italy, on October 20 to mark 50 years since the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and 40 years of ASEAN-European Union (EU) diplomatic ties.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnamese Embassy in Rome, Italy, held a tourism promotion programme in Milan and Rome from October 1-3.

Ceremonies marking Vietnam’s 72nd National Day (September 2) were held in France and Italy on September 27.

The Embassy of Vietnam has fulfilled its missions of increasing the role and position of ASEAN in Italy while chairing the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ARC) in the first half of 2017.

The southern province of Binh Duong held a conference to promote the local investment opportunities in Italy on May 30, aiming to secure future partnerships with the host country’s Campania region.

Enhancing exchanges and cooperation with Italian localities will be one of the priorities when Vietnam assumes the rotating Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR).