The official welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was held solemnly at Vnukovo-2 International Airport in Moscow, chaired by Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrey Yurevich Rudenko.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, accompanied by a high-level Vietnamese delegation, departed from Hanoi at noon on March 22 for an official visit to Russia from March 22–25, at the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

The official trip is seen as a step toward enhancing political trust and expanding collaboration across sectors.

The special envoy of Party General Secretary To Lam met leaders of Russia’s two major parties in Moscow to brief them on the outcomes of the 14th National Party Congress.

On the evening of January 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with General Secretary To Lam to extend warm congratulations on the successful conclusion of Vietnam’s 14th National Party Congress.

Leaders of both nations have extended mutual invitations, signaling deeper ties in the coming year.

At MICE 2025, Vietnamese journalists explored not just events, but the enduring ties between two long-connected nations.

The Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI) on December 12 conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Professor Dr. Tran Hong Thai, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST).

The title of Academician was conferred on Professor Chau Van Minh, President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) at a ceremony held by the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on November 25.

A seminar presenting and assessing the preliminary results of the second Vietnam-Russia joint survey on Vietnam’s continental shelf, conducted using research vessel Akademik M.A. Lavrentyev, was held in Hanoi on November 21.

To realise its ambitious goals, in addition to domestic capacity, Vietnam places great value on international cooperation, especially with Russia - a nation boasting a strong foundation in basic sciences and leading core technologies.

In a small office in Vietnam, a teacher in Russia is still remembered every day.

The badge is a personal reward but also reflects the city administration's appreciation of the efforts by the “Tradition and Friendship” Fund of the Vietnamese community in Russia in fostering people-to-people diplomacy.

Bookings by Russian tourists to Vietnam and Thailand have risen over the past week, and are expected to extend through April–May next year, according to the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RUTI).

Thai Huong, Chairwoman of the Strategy Council of the Vietnamese dairy giant TH Group, has freshly been conferred the Order of Friendship by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Vietnamese President's decision to present the Friendship Order to Anatoli Dmitrievich Artamonov reflects Vietnam’s respect for and recognition of his contributions to the cooperation between Kaluga Oblast and Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc visited Russia from October 23 to 29 to seek expertise in establishing a crypto-asset market, as the country advances its digital economy.

Vietnam and Russia have agreed to develop a railway project linking the two countries via China and Mongolia to strengthen transport connectivity and expand regional economic cooperation.

Research vessel Akademik Lavrentyev arrived at Cam Ranh Port on October 24, launching the second joint marine survey by Vietnam and Russia’s science academies.