Founded in 1842, the Vienna Philharmonic is regarded as a cultural ambassador of Austria, with prestigious conductors like Mahler and Karajan who shape its legacy. Its New Year’s Concert, broadcast to over 90 countries annually, stands as a global symbol of classical music excellence.
The Austrian side welcomed and highly appreciated the delegation’s visit, affirming that Austria highly values its traditional friendship with Vietnam and considers Vietnam one of Austria's leading important partners in Asia.
The event brought together major technology firms from both countries, including Austria’s TTTech, Infineon Technologies Austria, and Dynatrace, as well as Vietnam’s FPT, VNPT, Sovico, and Genetica.
A delegation from the Ministry of Science and Technology paid a working visit to Europe from March 24-28, during which they held several meetings to promote the semiconductor industry and the safe, sustainable use of atomic energy.
PM Chinh congratulated Agathonos on assuming his new task in Vietnam, and expressed his belief that with many years of experience working in diplomacy, the Ambassador will actively contribute to consolidating and strengthening the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Austria.
Vietnam is highly interested in and wishes to strengthen partnerships with Austrian hi-tech companies, helping it make breakthrough in science, technology, and digital transformation, said Ambassador Vu Le Thai Hoang.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam hosted receptions for newly-accredited ambassadors from several countries who presented their credentials to the leader in Hanoi on September 17.
Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam Hans-Peter Glanzer has been awarded the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in recognition of his significant and substantive contributions to the two countries’ relations.
President Vo Van Thuong’s official visit to Austria from July 23-25, and State visit to Italy and visit to the Vatican from July 25-29 have been successful in all aspects, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told the press.
President Vo Van Thuong and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Vienna on July 25 afternoon (local time), ending their official visit to Austria that took place from July 23-25.
President Vo Van Thuong visited the Austrian state of Burgenland and met with Governor Hans Peter Doskozil on July 25 as part of his official trip to the European country.
State President Vo Van Thuong on July 24 (local time) visited the family of Dr. Nguyen Duy Ha, a reputable Vietnamese physicist in Europe and the world, as part of his ongoing official visit to Austria.
President Vo Van Thuong and his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen presided over a joint press conference in Vienna on July 24, announcing the results of their talks and agreeing on orientations and measures to further promote and deepen the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two nations.
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen chaired an official welcome ceremony for President Vo Van Thuong of Vietnam at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna on July 24 morning.
In the 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1972, the friendship and cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Austria have been actively developing in various fields, especially politics-diplomacy, economy-trade, development cooperation, and culture.
President Vo Van Thuong left Hanoi on July 23 for an official visit to Austria, a State visit to Italy and a visit to the Vatican. Austria is the first leg of the President’s trip. The visit to Austria is expected to help promote bilateral ties and multilateral diplomacy.
Vietnamese-Austria well-known fashion designer La Hong Nhut (commonly known as La Hong), who has won many fashion awards in Austria, has expressed the desire to make more efforts to bolster culture and art exchanges between the two countries through promoting ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) to Austrian friends.
