![Vietnam-Russia Relations: Celebrating Years of Close Friendship](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/062024/12/21/cooperation-between-russia-vietnam-diverse-and-rich_1.jpg?rt=20240612213345)
Vietnam-Russia Relations: Celebrating Years of Close Friendship
This year, the two countries mark 30 years of the Vietnam – Russia Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations and 75 years of bilateral diplomatic relations in 2025.
![Vibrant Activities to Celebrate 25 Years of Vietnam - Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Relations](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/062024/04/15/4a7094c7c799dce08a1152671483ab84.jpg?rt=20240604150630)
Vibrant Activities to Celebrate 25 Years of Vietnam - Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Relations
This is the main content discussed between Phan Anh Son, President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, and Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Viet Nam on June 3, in Hanoi.
!["Under The Siren Flower Branch" Unveils The Colorful Life of Viet Community in Russia](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/052024/22/17/croped/d43dcc80eb8568df279d2fee1b09414d.jpg)
"Under The Siren Flower Branch" Unveils The Colorful Life of Viet Community in Russia
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Lam recently launched the short stories collection called "Under The Siren Flower Branch" in the Hanoi Library, covering many different aspects of the colorful life of Vietnamese people in Russia.
![Ample Opportunities for Cooperation between Vietnam, Russia and CIS Countries](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/052024/03/14/ample-opportunities-for-cooperation-between-vietnam-russia-and-cis-countries.jpg?rt=20240503145108)
Ample Opportunities for Cooperation between Vietnam, Russia and CIS Countries
People-to-people relations between Vietnam, Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries will open opportunities for cooperation
![Promote Connection of Hai Phong SMEs and Singaporean Partners](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/052024/03/08/ea702124ea3184dee04920bf9997f482.jpg?rt=20240503085722)
Promote Connection of Hai Phong SMEs and Singaporean Partners
On May 2 in Hanoi, Nguyen Duc Hung, Vice President, General Secretary of the Vietnam - Singapore Friendship Association (VSFA) received and worked with Joe Tan, Executive Vice President of Sing-Viet Impact Ventures (SVIV).
![Expat Spotlight: Jake Norris & Sean Down - Walking Across Vietnam to Help Children in Need](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/25/13/dd5f9dcce8417e330c8a3d6bf2a864c4.jpg?rt=20240425135435)
Expat Spotlight: Jake Norris & Sean Down - Walking Across Vietnam to Help Children in Need
What happens when a Aussie and Irishman walks across the country? They raise over US $40,000 for disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
![Ample Opportunities for Universities and Students to Join Foreign Affairs Activities](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/28/13/c68d208d8d9c846b654e0dc9b444aaed.jpg?rt=20240428130922)
Ample Opportunities for Universities and Students to Join Foreign Affairs Activities
During a seminar held by the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations in Hanoi on April 24, hundreds of leaders, lecturers, and students of universities, academies, and colleges in the Northern and North Central regions have been suggested, they have contributed ideas and expressed their hopes to learn about and participate in foreign affairs activities.
!['I will Continue to Contribute to the Peoples' Friendship and Cooperation between Vietnam and Japan'](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/26/16/f19936ecb81ca3091d94eebe13ba3016.jpg?rt=20240426163715)
'I will Continue to Contribute to the Peoples' Friendship and Cooperation between Vietnam and Japan'
Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Vietnam Yamada Takio made the statement when receiving the medal "For Peace and Friendship among Nations" from the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, in Hanoi, on April 23. The medal recognizes his contributions in promoting friendship and cooperation between the people of Vietnam and Japan.
![Foreign Minister Highlights Significance of Geneva Accords](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/23/09/dff3901e11d8272e68796cb0961a9bdd.jpg?rt=20240423091436)
Foreign Minister Highlights Significance of Geneva Accords
The Geneva Accords is a valuable handbook on the Vietnamese school of foreign affairs and diplomacy, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.
![Recognize Algerian Ambassador of to Vietnam's Contributions in Boosting People-to-people Relations](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/26/15/de3aac4aa5bd07bff3e27d735e050e72.jpg?rt=20240426151822)
Recognize Algerian Ambassador of to Vietnam's Contributions in Boosting People-to-people Relations
During his nearly 3-year term in Vietnam, Abdelhamid Boubazine, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Vietnam coordinated with Vietnamese agencies and partners to organize activities to enhance understanding and cooperation between the two peoples. Recognizing his efforts, on April 22, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations awarded the "for Peace and Friendship among Nations" medal to the Ambassador.
![Online Meeting Between Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and Local Unions: Dynamic, Practical, Effective](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/20/12/ebc21c0fa2bea43a617a8d3f779b65a6.jpg?rt=20240420122241)
Online Meeting Between Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and Local Unions: Dynamic, Practical, Effective
This is the first time the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations held an online conference with 52 member organizations which are the Unions of Friendship Organizations of localities. Issues in many fields were addressed, discussed, and handled according to new thinking and forms.
![2024 US Election Progress and its Implications for Vietnam's People-to-people Diplomacy](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/20/00/c8254776b5e5070e76c380e841928ed7.jpg?rt=20240420004113)
2024 US Election Progress and its Implications for Vietnam's People-to-people Diplomacy
On April 16, in Hanoi, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations held a discussion on "Information about the 2024 US Election".
![When Vietnamese Culture Touches the "Hearts" of Thailand](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/14/14/8a94cd5b596f18e09e521e5053704fe2.jpg?rt=20240414145430)
When Vietnamese Culture Touches the "Hearts" of Thailand
It is hard to imagine that one day, a princess from another country will wear an Ao Dai and perform a self-composed poem using Vietnam as the theme with many familiar Vietnamese melodies such as Trong Com, Ly Ngua O, Beo Dat May Troi, Co La... but Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sinrindhorn brought such distant imagination to life.
![Bunpimay Festival of Lao Groups in Hanoi](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/07/08/0db7a292a58757c9a4f68b9ad90f2fe5.jpg?rt=20240407082719)
Bunpimay Festival of Lao Groups in Hanoi
On April 6 in Hanoi, the Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in Vietnam held a ceremony to celebrate the Bunpimay 2567, traditional New Year according to the Buddhist calendar of the people of Lao.
![Seminar Highlights the Importance of Youth in People-to-people Diplomacy](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/03/14/9b8d7f741fca7c5ad186673f993dfd44.jpg?rt=20240403141017)
Seminar Highlights the Importance of Youth in People-to-people Diplomacy
The seminar entitled "Identity of People-to-people Diplomacy Officers in the New Era and the Requirements placed on Young Officers of the Central Agencies Group" was held in Hanoi on April 2 by the Executive Committee of the Youth Union of the Viet Nam Union of Friendly Organizations in coordination with the Vietnam Institute for International and Public Diplomacy Studies, the Youth Union of the CPV Central Committee's Commission for External Relations, and the Youth Union of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
![Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and The Asia Foundation Continue to Coordinate](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/05/10/c6b8220fcd308d5d9235f4312ac21a19.jpg?rt=20240405103620)
Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and The Asia Foundation Continue to Coordinate
On April 2, Phan Anh Son, President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, received Suzanne E. Siskel, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Asia Foundation (TAF, USA).
![Mobilizing Resources to Elevate Vietnam's Position](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/042024/01/19/mobilizing-resources-to-elevate-vietnams-position.jpg?rt=20240401194638)
Mobilizing Resources to Elevate Vietnam's Position
The speakers not only mentioned the challenges and potential of Vietnam in the context of many unpredictable developments in the world, but also made proposals on mobilizing capital, human resources and technology to contribute to raising Vietnam's position on the world economic and geopolitical map.
![Veterans Organize Activites to Strengthen Viet-American Friendship](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/032024/30/09/croped/1589d74813999c3017c8bbeef7d875ad.jpg)
Veterans Organize Activites to Strengthen Viet-American Friendship
On March 28 in Hanoi, Party Committee member, Head of the Personnel Organization Committee, Head of the Vietnam Institute for International and Public Diplomacy Studies (Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations) Dong Huy Cuong received the delegation of the "Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States" (VFW). The two sides discussed cooperation potentials in various fields.
![Cultivates Friendship between Vietnamese People and International Community](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/032024/28/14/vufo-cultivates-friendship-between-vietnamese-people-and-international-community.jpg?rt=20240328142935)
Cultivates Friendship between Vietnamese People and International Community
The friendship gathering is an occasion for the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) to cultivate the ties with diplomatic delegations and international partners in Ho Chi Minh City.
![Continue to Cooperate to Promote People-to-people Exchanges between Vietnam and Cuba](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/032024/15/13/4f91d3df82d823924386fc049f35b83c.jpg?rt=20240315132553)
Continue to Cooperate to Promote People-to-people Exchanges between Vietnam and Cuba
On March 14, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations held an online discussion with the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) on the orientation for their future cooperation.
![Csaba Szabo: Hungarian Chef Who Brings his Homeland Cuisine to Vietnam](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/032024/13/08/5307f7b4ba1e6af9d9ee6316d8e675c3.jpg?rt=20240313084649)
Csaba Szabo: Hungarian Chef Who Brings his Homeland Cuisine to Vietnam
“The reason I am still here is thanks to the openness and hospitality of the Vietnamese people. I like everything as it is: the unique natural attractions, an excellent culinary experience, and public safety. As a Hungarian chef, I want to introduce the original, simple, clean, authentic Hungarian dishes to the land that I am attached to,” said Csaba Szabo, a Hungarian chef who is on his journey to introduce the cuisine of “the country of Rubik cube” to Vietnam.
![ActionAid-funded Concrete Bridge Eases Lives of Remote Northern Village](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/032024/10/13/actionaid-funded-concrete-bridge-helps-local-villagers.jpg?rt=20240310133205)
ActionAid-funded Concrete Bridge Eases Lives of Remote Northern Village
This bridge has helped people in Ban Thang village of Ha Giang province no longer have to worry about floods and landslides during rainy and stormy seasons.
![Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and the Communist Party USA to Exploit Potentials to Cooperate](https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2024/032024/08/13/7d20136c18b3a0f49e8022273298f4d0.jpg?rt=20240308135417)
Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and the Communist Party USA to Exploit Potentials to Cooperate
At a working session with the Communist Party USA delegation in Hanoi on March 6, led by Arturo Cambron, Member of the National Committee, Communist Party USA, President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, Phan Anh Son, suggested areas that the two sides could cooperate in the coming time.