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Close to 300 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from Russia on December 4-5 on a flight of Bamboo Airways.

As Vietnam is serving as ASEAN Chair in 2020, many Russian experts have their belief in the Southeast Asian nation’s activeness in promoting ASEAN-Russia cooperative relations.

An online international symposium was held recently to discuss cooperation between Vietnam and Russia in science and education, the achievements and challenges in people-to-people exchange, and Vietnam’s road to development.

The book "Vietnam takes off" by Grigory Trofimchuk, an expert on international affairs, has been recently published in Russia.

JSC RZD Logistics, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, said it will organise trains from Russia to Vietnam’s Yen Vien station through China.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia has been working with other Vietnamese agencies in the country and Russian airline Aeroflot to bring about 100 Vietnamese citizens stranded at the Moscow International Airport.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia on January 23 held a celebration of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) for its staff and overseas Vietnamese who are living, working and studying in Moscow and other Russian localities.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia hosted a press conference and a reception in Moscow on January 22 to mark the 70th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations (January 30, 1950).

Ho Chi Minh City has proposed a direct air route linking it with Saint Petersburg city of Russia in an effort to facilitate bilateral tourism, investment, trade and people-to-people exchange.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on December 11 (local time) met with leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) Gennady Zyuganov as part of her official visit to Russia.

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan left Kazan city in the Republic of Tatarstan for Moscow on December 9 (local time), continuing her official visit to Russia.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on November 5 held a get-together to mark the 102nd anniversary of the Russian October Revolution (November 7, 1917 – 2019).

Vietnam always treasures the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia and supports the country in enhancing its role and position in Asia-Pacific, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has said.

General Luong Cuong, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission’s standing board, and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army, on October 22 held talks with visiting Sen. Lieut. Gen. Andrey Kartapolov, Russian Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of Main Directorate for Political-Military Affairs of the Russian Armed Forces.

Eight Vietnamese garment and textile firms are joining more than 2,00 foreign peers at the 53rd Federal Wholesale Fair of Goods and Equipment for Textile and Consumer Goods Industries (Textillegprom 2019) which is taking place at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre on September 17-20.

The fourth Obninsk Summer Camp (OSC) of Vietnamese students in Russia took place in the country’s Kaluga province on September 14-15, drawing about 200 participants.

The Vietnamese version of a Russian book highlighting the role of the Soviet Union-Vietnam cooperation in the success of the 1954 Geneva Conference was unveiled in Hanoi on August 28.

The Association of Vietnam Retailers (AVR) held a business matching programme in Hanoi on August 27 to connect Russian businesses with local partners, and to introduce Russian goods to local retailers.

Vietnam defeated Russia 2-0 at the U15 International Football Tournament Acecook Cup 2019 on August 26, the opening day of the event, in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Vietnam, as the first country to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union, and Russia may discuss any cooperation projects, both bilaterally and multilaterally, said an official of the United Russia Party (ER).