The 19th General Assembly of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 18-21. The participation of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) delegation led by General Director Vu Viet Trang has left deep impression on the participants.
A Dien Bien leader highlighted the symbolic significance of the gesture, calling it an expression of the love for peace and a testament to the enduring friendship between Vietnam and Russia.
Accordingly, an unnamed square on Prosveshcheniya Avenue, near building No. 15 in Vyborg district, will now be called "Ho Chi Minh Square" in honour of the great Vietnamese revolutionary leader.
A summer exchange camp for students from Vietnam's northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and a high school in Russia’s Saint Petersburg will be held in the second quarter of this year.
A delegation of the Vietnam Women's Union led by Chairwoman Ha Thi Nga signed a cooperation agreement with the Committee for External Relations of Saint Petersburg on September 30 as part of their visit to Russia.
A music gala took place in Saint Petersburg on June 28 in celebration of the 100 years since Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh first set foot in Petrograd, now Saint Petersburg city, of Russia.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi highly valued the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg’s support for relations between the two countries while meeting with Vice Chairman of the Assembly Nikolai Bondarenko on May 17.
Ho Chi Minh City wishes to expand cooperation and friendship with friends and partners from Russia and Saint Petersburg in particular, Chairwoman of the municipal people’s Council Nguyen Thi Le told Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg, Russia, Nikolai Bondarenko at a reception on September 28.
A Russian programme on the development of startups’ business plans kicked off in Saint Petersburg on October 4, aiming to bring Russian projects to the Vietnamese market and attract Vietnamese investment in Russia.
Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and Russia’s Saint Petersburg city held a teleconference on May 19 to discuss cooperation orientations, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam - Russia strategic partnership.
A contest on President Ho Chi Minh entitled “Uncle Ho in My Heart” has recently been launched by the Vietnamese Youth Union in Saint Petersburg, as part of the activities to mark the late leader’s 131st birthday (May 19).
A teleconference between the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak and Saint Petersburg city of Russia was held on November 19 to explore investment cooperation chances between the two sides.
A statue of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh will be erected in Vyborg town, Russia’s Saint Petersburg city, as a stone marking the statue’s location was placed at a ceremony on October 8.
A video meeting was held on May 19 by the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Russia’s Saint Petersburg administration and the Embassy of Vietnam in Russia to mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 130th birthday (May 19).
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.
A Saint Petersburg – Vietnam tourism forum took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia on October 21 with the participation of leading travel agencies of the two countries.
The Vietnam-Russia Business Forum took place in Saint Petersburg on May 29 with the participation of 18 enterprises from Vietnam and 60 firms of Russia.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 21 arrived in Moscow for his official visit to Russia at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at Pulkovo 1 airport in St. Petersburg at 18:45 pm (local time) on May 20, beginning his official visit to Russia at the invitation of PM Dmitri Medvedev.
