Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh hosted a reception for Canadian Ambassador in Vietnam Ping Kitnikone in Hanoi on September 25.
Ten companies from the Vietnam Textile and Garment Association (VITAS) attended the Apparel Sourcing Paris, a leading European sourcing trade fair, in Paris from September 18-21, to seek trade partners.
Vietnam is attending the 87th festival of L’Humanité (Humanity) Newspaper – a body of the French Communist Party, which is underway at La Courneuve Park on the outskirts of Paris from September 15-17.
Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception for French Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary in Hanoi on September 12.
Representatives from about 30 French enterprises participated in a seminar introducing investment opportunities in the hi-tech park in the central city of Da Nang held in Paris on September 11.
The People’s Committee of Hanoi has presented the title of “For the Course of Capital Construction” to two Frenchmen for their contributions to the capital’s development.
The Vietnam-France Friendship Association’s Hanoi chapter convened its fifth congress on August 27, during which it set to strengthen the introduction of the city’s culture and people to foreign friends.
Bouygues Construction company under the France-based Bouygues Batimet group is interested in the Rach Chiec sports complex in Ho Chi Minh City and is seeking suitable cooperation with the city in the project.
President Tran Dai Quang on July 11 sent a congratulatory message to French President Emmanuel Macron on the 228th anniversary of France’s National Day (July 14, 1789).
National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien met Vietnamese nationals in Paris on July 8 to acquire their ideas for national development.
A delegation from the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education led by its deputy head Lam Phuong Thanh paid a visit to France from June 26 to July 1 to learn to the country’s experience in managing electronic newspaper and social media as well as the preservation of cultural heritages.
French film Ciel Rouge (Red Sky), featuring Vietnamese landscapes, will hit Vietnamese cinemas in October 2017.
A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) visited France from June 12-14 to learn the country’s experience in managing the transparency of public organisations.
Young French singer-songwriter Joyce Jonathan and her soft, airy but strong voice enthralled Vietnamese audience during a concert at Bien Dong Park in central Da Nang city on June 8.
The Ministries of Defence of Vietnam and France shared experience in operating level-2 field hospitals for United Nations peacekeeping missions at a conference in Hanoi on June 6.
A workshop on perfecting Vietnam’s energy policy, towards ensuring national energy security, was held recently in Paris, France.
The southern province of Binh Duong held a workshop on June 1 in Paris, France to promote investment opportunities to French businesses.
A concert was held by the Companion Fund at a church in the Louis-le-Grand School’s precinct in Paris, France on May 20 to raise funds to give scholarships for poor Vietnamese students.
