The annual Saint Petersburg International Book Fair is one of the country’s major cultural events. This year, the 21st edition took place from May 21 to 24, bringing together 260 publishing houses, hosting 280 events and featuring six major exhibition spaces, alongside Viet Nam Week in Saint Petersburg.

The Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) will continue promoting people-to-people diplomacy to help deepen the special friendship between Viet Nam and Russia through the effective implementation of high-level agreements, VFF Vice President and General Secretary Ha Thi Nga has said.

Russia boasts strengths in technology and experience in building important strategic infrastructure that Viet Nam is interested in, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi emphasised, considering this as great potential for bilateral ties in the time ahead.

Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov has conferred the Badge of Honour — a prestigious award of the Saint Petersburg Government — to Nguyen Quoc Hung, Director of the Fund for Russia–Viet Nam Cooperation Development Promotion “Tradition and Friendship”, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the city’s international cooperation.

Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) Do Van Chien, hosted a reception in Ha Noi on October 1 for the delegation of the Russian Federation attending the First Viet Nam–Russia People’s Forum.