Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on May 18 handed over 200,000 face masks to the Embassy of France in support of the European country’s fight against COVID-19.

The Embassy of Vietnam in France and authorities of Montreuil city held a flower offering ceremony on May 15 to commemorate the 130th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).

The European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD) have reached an agreement to strengthen their joint cooperation for increasing Vietnam’s resilience to climate change and natural hazards, and trying to ease the impact of COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France on May 7 presented over 15,000 face masks to both Vietnamese and French associations as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

The French Development Agency (AFD) has announced a grant aid of 2 million EUR (2.19 million USD) for the COVID-19 pandemic response in five Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam.

HCM City has provided relief to struggling foreigners living in the city to help them overcome the COVID-19 outbreak.

Major French dailies have spoken highly of Vietnam’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19, noting that the country is “an exception”.

The Vietnamese community in France has held a number of activities to support poor people affected by COVID-19 at home.

German and European media have reported high appreciation for Vietnam's donation of face masks to European countries to help them fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Thiep has recently held a ceremony announcing the Government’s decision to appoint Nguyen Cong Tuoi Maurice Germain, a French citizen, as the Vietnamese Honorary Consul in Marseille.

Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UNESCO in collaboration with the central province of Ha Tinh will organise a ceremony to commemorate the 200th death anniversary of great poet Nguyen Du at the UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris in March.

French pianist Maxime Zecchini will play works for the left hand in a piano recital at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) in Ho Chi Minh City on February 23.

About 1,000 Vietnamese people in France and international friends shared the joy of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival at a celebration held by the Vietnamese Embassy at the Paris City Hall on February 3.

Vietnam, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, has gained remarkable economic growth and international integration achievements, said a French politician.