VOV.VN - Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and visiting French Senate president Gerard Larcher jointly launched activities in Hanoi on December 8 to celebrate 50 years of diplomacy between Vietnam and France that falls in 2023.

French Senate President Gérard Larcher arrived in Hanoi on December 8 morning, beginning an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher has said his upcoming visit to Vietnam demonstrates France’s close relations with the Southeast Asian nation as well as France’s confidence in their bilateral cooperation and friendship.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher is expected to contribute to consolidating and deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as the friendship and cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the French Parliament.

VOV.VN - French Senate president Gerard Larcher will pay an official visit to Vietnam on December 8-9, according to a communiqué of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A lacquer painting by late Vietnamese painter Nguyen Khang (1912-1989) went for EUR390,000 on November 28 at the "Major Works of Asian Painters" auction held by Aguttes in France.

VOV.VN - Many French books which provide knowledge about various fields, including economics, politics, culture, and education of French-speaking countries are being exhibited at a Francophone book space launched in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 29.

VOV.VN - Leaders of the French speaking countries, including Vice President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan, attended the opening ceremony of the 18th Francophone Summit on the Tunisian island of Djerba on November 19 (local time).

A special exhibition titled "From the French School of Extreme Orient to the Vietnam National Museum of History" opened at the museum on November 18.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to direct the Vietnamese Embassy in France and the Delegation of Vietnam to UNESCO to coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) to implement procedures to bring the Nguyen Dynasty’s imperial seal from France to Vietnam as soon as possible, said spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.