Vietnam Day in Moscow welcomes APEC Year 2017

Vietnamese students studying at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) organised Vietnam Day on April 5 to welcome Vietnam’s hosting of APEC Year 2017. Speaking at the...

Vietnam strongly condemns subway attack in St. Petersburg

Vietnam strongly condemns the terror attack on the St. Petersburg subway on April 3, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.   She said on April 4 that Vietnam was...

Vietnam, Russia share experience in combating bribery and corruption

PANO - Representatives from Vietnamese agencies and Russian companies on March 28 gathered at a seminar on anti-bribery of foreign government officials when doing business affairs in foreign...

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answers questions from readers of the newspaper Argumenty i Fakty

Question:  What happened to Vitaly Churkin? Are there any grounds for thinking that his death was not accidental? Who will be the new Russian representative to the UN? Is Russia again facing...

Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov’s participation in the Russia – ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting

On March 29, a meeting of senior officials from Russia and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the level of deputy foreign ministers took place in Vientiane. Igor Morgulov...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with the National Interest Magazine, published on March 29, 2017

Question:  I’d like to start by asking you about your forthcoming meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, we’ve read in the press that the two of you may be meeting soon. ...

Vietnam sees big opportunities investing in Russia’s far eastern area

Russia's invitation to Vietnam to make investments in its far eastern area has been welcomed by local economists. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev recently had a 2-day working visit...

Vietnam boosts parliamentary relations with Russia

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly’s External Relations Committee Nguyen Manh Tien led a delegation to visit Russia from March 18-22 to push the two countries’ cooperation forward. ...

Vietnam sends first-ever Russian-built warship to international exhibition

Hanoi says the country aims to exhibit goodwill and contribute to maritime security in the region and the world. Vietnam has for the first time sent one of its naval vessels built by Russia to...