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Vietnam for the first time attended the Fetes Consulaires, which took place in the French city of Lyon on June 11 and 12.

Vietnam for the first time attended the Fetes Consulaires, which took place in the French city of Lyon on June 11 and 12.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoa Binh and Vice Mayor of France’s Lyon city Sonia Zdorovzoff signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation in artistic lighting for the Ho Chi Minh City State Treasury building via videoconference on October 11.

A delegation of National Assembly deputies from Ho Chi Minh City began a working visit to France on September 16.

The first Vietnam Festival was organised in Lyon, France on July 6-7, entertaining visitors with traditional music, lion dances and ao dai (long dress) performances.

The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts has been illuminated at night following the launch of a lighting project supported by the city of Lyon, France on October 18.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Le Thanh Liem hosted a reception on October 18 for Max Vincent, Vice President of France’s Lyon, during which they signed a cooperation agreement for 2018-2020 between the two sides.

Vietnamese-French violinist Stéphane Tran Ngoc will perform with the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) at the Opera House tonight.

Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen called for further financial support from the French Government in enhancing labour quality and building a smart city.

Vietnam is the country of the year at the 27th international exhibition of environmental equipment, technologies and services (Pollutec 2016) that is being held in Lyon city, France.

Ho Chi Minh City expects to have more urban management projects with Lyon City of France, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen has said.

Olympic Lyon and HCM City Football Federation (HFF) on June 20 kicked off their two-day junior player selection following their cooperation they had planned for two years.

A Vietnamese goods week themed “Honouring Vietnam”, the third of its kind, was recently held in the French city of Lyon.

A troupe from the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre is in the French cities of Lyon and Le Revest-les-Eaux to perform with water puppetry the classic fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.