On 9 September 2013, Prof.Dr. Nguyen Quang Thuan, Deputy President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), had a reception and work with Prof. Peter Kornicky from Department of East Asia, the UK’s National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and professor at the University of Cambridge (UK). Along with Deputy President of VASS receiving Prof. Peter Kornicky, there were also Mme. Luu Anh Tuyet (M.A) (Deputy Director, International Cooperation Department – ICD) and Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thi Oanh (Institute of Han-Nom Studies) as well as ICD’s officers.

From 17th to 23rd of August 2013, a delegation of the Vietnam-China Friendship Associaton led by the President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Prof.Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, paid a visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the China-Vietnam Friendship Association.

At the invitation of Institute National de Recherché et de Scientifique (INRS) - Canada, a high-level delegation of VASS, headed by Prof.Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee and President of VASS, visited Canada from June 25th to July 1st, 2013. The visit had two goals: i) to hold a discussion with INRS (Canada) on expanding research and training collaboration within the social sciences; ii) to study and learn about ethnic minority policies in Quebec.

On the afternoon of June 12th, 2013, Prof.Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) received a delegation from Diplomatic Academy of Singapore headed by Mr. Ampalavanar Selverajah, Titular Ambassador, Director of Singapore’s Diplomatic Academy. Mr. Selverajah was accompanied by a number of counselors and secretaries of the Singapore Embassy in Vietnam.

On June 3rd, 2013, in Paris, the General Meeting of the European Consortium for Asian Field Studies (ECAF) took place, together with the signing of a charter to establish “Public Interest Group (GIP) – ECAF”, with the participation of 28 representatives of member organizations (science academies, research institutions and universities based in France, other European countries and Asia). The meeting’s goal was to promote social science research and teaching, especially in the fields of linguistics, culture, history, archeology, and religion