The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMYU) in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15 hosted an exchange programme between local youths and the Swiss nationals who raised the flag of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam on top of Notre Dame Cathedral Paris 55 years ago.

Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Pham Hoai Nam hosted a delegation of officers from the Ministry of Defence, the Self-Defence Forces, and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) of Japan, in Hanoi on November 4.

Delegations of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) and the China Coast Guard (CCG) held talks in Hanoi on August 27 as part of their first exchange programme on the Party and political affairs.

An exchange programme between young border guard officers of Vietnam and Cambodia was held on August 26 at Moc Bai International Gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh.

An exchange programme on the Vietnam - Czech Republic friendship was held on October 25 on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the Czech National Day (October 28, 1918 – 2023).

The third exchange programme of Vietnamese and Chinese young coast guard officers kicked off in Hanoi on August 22.

The Vietnam-Australia relations are at their best-ever development in both strategic scope and depth, a researcher has said, stressing that economic and trade cooperation is considered a priority in promoting the bilateral relations.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Dinh Hong, Political Commissar of the National Defence Academy, visited Laos and attended an exchange programme with Lao military alumni who studied in Vietnam from December 22-24 at the invitation of the Lao Ministry of Defence.

An art, sports and folk game exchange programme for students of Vietnam and Cambodia was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 18.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Viet Thao, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, on June 23 highlighted the solidarity, special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, affirming Vietnamese people always stand side by side with Cuba.

An online trade exchange programme between Vietnam and Thailand on food and building and interior products was held on June 2 to introduce local products to Thailand and help domestic producers gain broader access to the market.

A Vietnam-Laos cultural space and exchange programme took place in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on November 8.

Indonesian artists will present a concert in Hanoi on September 6 as part of an exchange programme in contemporary music between The New Yogyakarta Contemporary Ensemble (NYCE) from Indonesia and the Hanoi New Music Ensemble.

George School of the US was honoured in Hanoi on June 21 with a certificate of merit of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).

A tourism festival in Ho Chi Minh City under the theme “Happy Summer 2019” ended on April 14 with total sales of participating travel agencies reported at 120 billion VND (nearly 5.2 million USD) after four days.

An exchange programme between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s Kieng San Talent Kindergarten and the Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Kindergarten was held in Hanoi on March 27.

Vietnamese peacekeeping sappers are studying the UK’s experience about sexual violence prevention in doing peacekeeping missions at an exchange programme held from March 17-21 in Hanoi.

Young officers of the coast guard forces of Vietnam and China joined an exchange programme that opened in the central city of Da Nang on December 24.

An exchange programme between enterprises operating in Japan’s Aichi prefecture and international students took place at the University of Nagoya last weekend as part of Japan’s recruitment activities.

Young people from the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and the Cambodian neighbouring province Mondulkiri gathered in an exchange programme in Gia Nghia, the capital of Dak Nong, on October 16.