In recognition of his outstanding contributions to humanitarian and social causes, including collaborating with Italian doctors to support patient treatment in Viet Nam and promoting medical exchange programmes between the two countries’ healthcare professionals, Greig Craft, President of the AIP Foundation, was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic at a ceremony held in Ha Noi, on November 4.

The Association of Vietnamese Students in Italy (ASVI) on September 19 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fondazione Italy-Viet Nam (FIV) and Welcome Association Italy (WAI) to strengthen connections with organisations and businesses, thereby bringing more opportunities and practical benefits to Vietnamese students in the European country.