Vietnam film festival in Australia
(VOV) - The Vietnam film festival opened in Western Australia on February 26 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties.
At the opening ceremony, Vietnam's Consul General to Perth Le Viet Duyen highlighted the two countries’ growing relations in the fields of economics, politics, education and training, science and technology, security and national defence, especially since 2009.
During the festival, Vietnamese films, including “Vietnam tren duong phat trien” (Vietnam on the way to development) and “Chuyen cua Pao” (The Story of Pao), will be shown at the Northbride Piazza centre.
Vietnam is the 19th trade partner of Western Australia with its total trade turnover reaching AUD800 million in 2012.
Currently, there are nearly 15,000 Vietnamese living in Western Australia and 2,000 Vietnamese students studying there.