In recent days, the outcomes and positive momentum of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) have continued to resonate deeply within the Vietnamese abroad, including those in Saint Petersburg, a Russian city home to a strong Vietnamese community and boasting close cooperation and twinning ties with Viet Nam.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, head of the Vietnamese sub-committee of the Viet Nam – Russia Intergovernmental Committee for economic – trade and scientific – technical cooperation, and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Chernyshenko, head of the Russian sub-committee, talked over the phone on August 22.