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Together with the cultural exchange and people-to-people exchange activities organised in Poland, the Viet Nam Cultural Festival in the city of Wroclaw provides an important and practical means of promoting the friendship and bilateral cooperation between Viet Nam and Poland in the fields of economy, trade, investment, and tourism.
The soon-to-be-signed amended Education Cooperation Agreement between Viet Nam and Poland will provide a legal foundation to foster increasingly close and effective cooperation in education and training between the two countries.
Viet Nam and Poland still have significant potential to expand cooperation in economy and trade, culture and tourism, science and technology, and education and training — especially as Viet Nam has introduced a tourist visa waiver for Polish citizens and both sides are working to upgrade bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership.
A shipment of humanitarian aid from the Polish Government was handed over to the Viet Nam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment at Noi Bai International Airport on December 28 to support disaster recovery efforts in Dak Lak province.
Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son on October 24 received Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski, who is in Viet Nam to attend the Signing Ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.
Poland’s Sejm (lower house) on October 17 morning passed a bill ratifying the European Union – Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), with all 422 votes in favour.
With the theme “Scientific Research and Training Cooperation between the University of Warsaw and Viet Nam: Past, Present, and Future”, the Viet Nam–Poland Scientific Conference highlighted the importance of advancing collaboration in science and education — one of the traditional and highly significant areas of partnership between the two countries.
A promotional event for the “Tasteful Europe – Tradition and Quality” programme with business networking activities took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7 with the aim of boosting trade and investment between Vietnamese and Polish enterprises.
Searches for accommodations in Viet Nam from Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland have shot up following the announcement of visa exemption for nationals of the three countries.
A workshop marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Viet Nam and six Central and Eastern European countries – Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria – was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ha Noi on June 26.
