Former Defence Minister Truong Quang Khánh: Vietnam 'Considered and Considers Russia an Extremely Important Partner'

In an interview with Sputnik Vietnam, Trung Quang Khánh, a retired Colonel-General of the Vietnamese army, who earlier this week was awarded by President Putin, has praised Russian-Vietnamese...

A Russian researcher on Vietnamese studies gives expats advice on living in Vietnam

Daria Mishukova started pursuing Vietnamese studies and language in 1995, when she was a newbie majoring in Oriental Studies at Far Eastern University, Russia. Two years later, she took her first...

Local co-operation significant to Việt Nam-Russia partnership

Co-operation between Vietnamese and Russian localities plays an important role in the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, agreed National Assembly...

Vietnamese students complete Russian training in the nuclear sphere

A group of 28 Vietnamese students have become the first international graduates of a course on nuclear technology at Russia's National Research Nuclear University MEPhI. The six-year...

Senate speaker: Russia, Vietnam can potentially boost trade turnover to $10 bln

According to the speaker of Russia’s Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, "last year the trade turnover between the countries amounted to a modest total of $3.8 bln" Russia and Vietnam can...

Vietnam interested in boosting military cooperation with Russia

Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defense Be Xuan Truong noted that traditionally close relations between Vietnam and Russia had stood the test of time Hanoi favors strengthening and...

Vietnam Government leader hopes for more exchanges between Vietnam, Russia parliaments

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam and Russia’s Federal Council to continue all-level delegation exchanges and diversify channels of cooperation. ...

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s address and answers to questions at the 53rd Munich Security Conference

Ladies and gentlemen, Ten years ago, President of Russia Vladimir Putin addressed this conference with a speech that many in the West saw as a challenge and even a threat, although what his...

Federation Council delegation to visit Vietnam

The delegation of Russia’s Federation Council led by its speaker, Valentina Matviyenko, will pay an official visit to Vietnam on February 20-22, the press service of the upper house of the Russian...

Deputy PM says Russia needs to expand exports to Iran, Vietnam, China

Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov considers it necessary for Russia to target exports beyond European Union (EU) and focus on Iran, Vietnam and China. "We should first of all...