Russia is one of the most reliable partners of Vietnam and the coming visit (December 8-11) by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan is another illustration of the special and multi-faceted relations.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will pay official visits to Russia from December 8-12 and Belarus from December 12-14, according to a communique of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the legislature.

The State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble Fayzi Gaskarov of the Republic of Bashkortostan (the Russian Federation) gave a performance in Hanoi on November 28.

The Vietnamese Culture Week took place at Ural Federal University in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg from November 19-26 as part of the Vietnam-Russia Year 2019.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh on November 21 took over the rotating Chairmanship of the ASEAN Moscow Committee (AMC) from the Thai ambassador.

Vietnam and Russia are expanding bilateral co-operation to new sectors with an emphasis on healthcare and high tech, in addition to energy.

Pyatigorsk State University (PGU) of Russia has been presented with a Friendship Order by the Vietnamese State for its contributions to training generations of Vietnamese students since 1968.

Four smartphones produced by VinSmart, a subsidiary of Vietnamese property and retail conglomerate Vingroup, have officially hit stores in Russia.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has drawn with Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the first leg of the third round of the FIDE World Cup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

Russia’s look east policy is in line with the interests of regional countries, including Vietnam, said a Vietnamese official at a seminar on September 4 as part of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum in Russia.

A book reflecting late President Ho Chi Minh’s writing of his testament will be translated into Russian and published in the East European country in the time ahead.

The Vietnamese tank crew finished second after Uzbekistan in the Tank Biathlon finals of the International Army Games 2019 in Russia on August 15.

Vietnam and Russia have agreed to boost their defence cooperation on the basis of bilateral treaties and agreements.

A garden on Borishenko street, the Russian city of Vladivostok, has been officially named after President Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnam’s frigate 016 - Quang Trung on July 17 set sail from Cam Ranh international port for Vladivostok city to visit Russia and join a fleet review on the occasion of the 323rd anniversary of the Russian Navy.

Five Vietnamese martyrs who voluntarily joined the Soviet Union’s Red Army during the war against the German fascists have been honoured at the Central Armed Forces Museum of Russia in Moscow.

Scholars, lawyers and experts from Russia, the US, the Philippines, Japan, Pakistan and Vietnam gathered at an international seminar in Moscow on June 27 to seek peaceful resolutions to the East Sea issue.

The Vietnamese traditional long dress known as an Ao Dai was modeled by Russian students and Vietnamese people in Moscow, Russia, featuring various styles, materials, patterns, and colours by designer Minh Hanh.

Vietnam has presented its Labour, Independence and Friendship Orders and Medals to two collectives and 23 individuals of Russia in recognition of their contributions to the maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh’s remains.

The first Vietnam – Russia rector’s forum convened in Hanoi on May 28, gathering representatives of 70 universities, including 30 from Russia.