Keyword: "Vietnam-Russia relations"

Vietnam always values its comprehensive strategic partnership and traditional friendship with Russia, rooted in its historic ties with the former Soviet Union.

Currently, around 5,000 Vietnamese students are studying at nearly 200 Russian universities, mostly under government-sponsored scholarships.

Hosting Deputy Governor of Russia's Kaluga region V.V. Potemkin in Hanoi, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang said Vietnam hopes to maintain and strengthen cooperation with Russia in various fields, viewing Russia as a loyal and trustworthy friend.

The relationship between Vietnam and Russia has been flourishing across trade, science, technology, defence, culture, and education, according to Dr. Anatoly Sokolov, a renowned Vietnam scholar.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Ekaterinburg city, Russia, on January 16 hosted a gathering ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival 2025, welcoming 200 guests, including representatives from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign consular agencies in the locality, Sverdlovsk Oblast officials, city leaders, members of the Vietnamese community, and friends of Vietnam.

Vietnam and Russia have issued a joint communiqué on Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin’s official visit to the Southeast Asian nation from January 14 to 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 13 called on Russia, specifically its State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), to collaborate and support Vietnam not only in developing nuclear power but also in advancing nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin's official visit to Vietnam from January 14-15 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh aims to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries and prepare for important activities in bilateral relations in 2025, according to a Vietnamese diplomat.

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival, the Vietnamese student association in Russia organised a film screening, helping bridge historical understanding with patriotism among young overseas Vietnamese.

The northern province of Dien Bien and St. Petersburg, the second largest city of Russia, signed an agreement on trade-economic, scientific-technical, social, and humanitarian cooperation on November 29.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has highlighted the success of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to Russia from October 23-24 to attend the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan. ​

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 24 evening (local time).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy, Consulate General, and community in Russia on October 23 as part of his trip to the country to attend the expanded BRICS Summit.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh described energy and oil-gas cooperation as an important pillar of the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership while receiving Russian Minister of Energy Sergey Tsivilev in Kazan on October 23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the expanded BRICS (BRICS+) Summit in Kazan city of the Russian Federation from October 23-24 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chair of the BRICS Group in 2024, is expected to strengthen relations between Vietnam and members of the bloc, especially the host Russia.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on September 11 morning, concluding his successful official visit to Russia, where he also co-chaired the third meeting of the Vietnam - Russia Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on September 10 as part of his official visit to Russia.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 10 hosted a reception for representatives from the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Association of Russian Veterans in Vietnam, as part of his official visit to Russia.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), and Sergey Mironov, Chairman of A Just Russia - Patriots - For Truth (SR) party, in Moscow on September 10.

A cooperation agreement between the offices of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and Russian Federal Assembly’s State Duma (lower house) was signed by their chairpersons at their meeting in Moscow on September 10 (local time), as part of the ongoing official visit to Russia by NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man.