Deputy PM wants to further cultural cooperation with China

Vietnam and China should continue jointly carry out the already signed cultural cooperation agreement and other cooperation deals between culture agencies of the two nations, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said.
Deputy PM wants to further cultural cooperation with China ảnh 1Visitors at the photo exhibition entitled "Beautiful Vietnamese-Beautiful China". (Photo: VNA)
 
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and China should continue jointly carry out thealready signed cultural cooperation agreement and other cooperation dealsbetween culture agencies of the two nations, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hassaid.

He made the statement while holding a reception for Chinese Minister of CultureLuo Shugang in Hanoi on November 11.

Luo’s visit to Vietnam will make significant contributions to elevating thebilateral cultural cooperation to a new height, Dam noted, highlighting thatcultural exchanges have been enlarged in scale, numbers, types and contents,which are important to bolster collaboration ties between the two countries.

For his part, Luo said that his ministry will work and ink a Memorandum ofUnderstanding on cooperation in the culture industry with the VietnameseMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

In the occasion of President Xi Jingping’s State visit to Vietnam, the twoculture ministries will organise a photo exhibition entitled “China through theeyes of Vietnamese photographers” and inaugurate a Chinese culture centre inVietnam.-VNA
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