The French food festival 2004 named “Balade En France” was opened in Hanoi on April 5 under the auspices of the French embassy in Vietnam and the municipal People’s Committee.

Australia is committed to accompanying Vietnam in high-quality human resources training, especially through Australian training facilities in Vietnam and joint training programmes between the two countries’ universities and research institutes, head of the International Division under Australia’s Department of Education Karen Sandercock said on April 5.

A number of original documents and records about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and the 1954 Geneva Conference were made public for the first time and introduced to the media on April 5.

A conference on promoting commerce, investment and trade connectivity between Vietnam and China’s Sichuan province was held in Hanoi on April 5, providing an opportunity to enhance bilateral cooperation and import-export of farm produce, aquatic products, and pharmaceutical materials.

Marking the Bunpimay Festival of Laos and the Chol Chnam Thmay Festival of Cambodia, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has sent letters and flowers of greetings to top leaders of Laos and Cambodia.

French enterprises gathered at a recent talk held by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Nièvre province and the administration of Nevers city to seek investment opportunities and promote economic and trade cooperation with Vietnam.

The culture, sports and tourism department of Quang Nam province, in cooperation with its ancient town of Hoi An, plans to develop the tourism hub as a ‘non-smoking’ and a ‘bicycle’ destination in the ‘green’ tourism promotion campaign.

The stock market capitalisation on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) reached over VND5.22 quadrillion (US$208.5 million) in March of this year, marking a 3.1% increase from February and a substantial 23.1% increase from the end of 2023.

The UN Tourism is calling on its member states, including Vietnam, to submit up to eight candidate villages to nominate for the "Best Tourism Villages” awards 2024.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on April 4 held separate meetings with some US officials and businesspeople following the 2024 Vietnam Executive Leadership Programme (VELP) held in Boston, the US.