The International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) is changing itself to become more comprehensive. Vietnam, as a member, is having a greater opportunity for development.
The international forum Franconomics, a multidisciplinary dialogue on important socio-economic topics of countries in the French-speaking community, opened in Hanoi capital on October 22.
The international forum Franconomics is scheduled to take place in Hanoi capital, northern Hung Yen province, and Hai Phong port city on October 22-23 with the topic “From start-up to smart-up”.
A consultation between the Francophonie University Association (AUF) and rectors of universities in the southern region which are members of the AUF was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 10.
Vietnam is the pillar of the Francophone (French-speaking) community in Asia, according to Senator Catherine Deroche, head of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group of the Senate of France.
The 2019 International Francophone Day entitled “Couleurs Francophones” (Francophone Colours) will offer a range of interesting activities, heard a press conference on the event held in Hanoi on March 12.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended the opening session for both meetings of the Francophone Parliamentary Assembly (APF)’s Women’s Parliamentary Network and the APF Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs Committee in Hanoi on February 26.
First prize of the Young Francophones Reporters – Vietnam 2018 – a writing contest in French language was awarded to Dao Phuong Loan, a student from Hanoi University, in Hanoi on November 9.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 12 urged the Francophone community to promote intensive cooperation and take a holistic approach on all issues in order to find effective solutions to deep-rooted crisis and instability such as inequality, poverty and underdevelopment.
Le Courrier du Vietnam has become one of the leading newspapers for foreign service in Vietnam, General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyen Duc Loi stated.
Cooperation fields between Belgium’s Wallonie-Bruxelles region and Vietnam for the 2019-2021 were the main focus of a seminar held by Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI), an agency in charge of international cooperation, in Brussels on May 14.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Van Khoa on March 17 welcomed Adama Ouane, OIF Director, who is on a working visit to Vietnam and attends Francophone Day activities in the southern city.
Dep Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc highlighted Vietnam’s efforts and practical contributions to the development of the French-speaking community and promoting the French language in the region.
Vietnam was elected as Chair of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors (GAF) in Switzerland in 2018 during the 8th meeting of the group in Bern on February 19.
Leaders of more than 30 cities in ASEAN countries gathered at a conference in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 14-15 to discuss sponsoring and implementing sustainable development projects for cities in the Southeast Asian region.
Scholars and experts on French language and culture have affirmed Vietnam’s increasingly important role in the French-speaking community and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).
Ho Chi Minh City’s officials pledged to work with France on measures to bolster bilateral trade and investment, as well as to facilitate market access for each other’s products.
Growing cooperation between Vietnam's National Assembly and the Parliament of the Federation Wallonie-Brussels, along with the Belgian Federal Parliament, has contributed to the countries' relations.
Wallonie-Bruxelles will support Vietnam with more than 2 million EUR to implement 18 projects within the competence of the Belgian region’s French-speaking community between 2016 and 2018.
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