The Vietnamese Embassy in France held a ceremony on June 25 to receive EUR20,000 (US$23,870), donated by the Vietnamese community and several organisations and associations in France in support of Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.

French fitness instructor Cedric Roger has become the newest foreign coach working with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) after inking a two-year contract with the body on June 22, according to a representative of the VFF.

VOV.VN - A lacquer painting by renowned Vietnamese painter Pham Hau was sold for EUR833,000, equivalent to over US$1 million, during an auction held by French auction house Aguttes.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) announced on May 27 that it has signed an agreement on the SUNREF green credit line with the French Development Agency (AFD) to finance businesses investing in the fields of environmental protection, climate change response, and green growth.

VOV.VN - The country’s relations with France have made great strides in recent times, especially in defence co-operation, serving as a foundation for increasing the strategic partnership.

The Swiss Party of Labour has expressed its solidarity with Vietnamese-French woman Tran To Nga and all Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims of Vietnam after a French court rejected Nga’s lawsuit seeking justice for the victims.

A photo exhibition titled “The Mekong, Stories of Man” by French-Vietnamese photographer will be on display at L’Espace (24 Trang Tien street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi) from May 14 until June 11.

VOV.VN - A French court on May 10 dismissed a lawsuit lodged by a French of Vietnamese origin against multinational companies that produced and supplied Agent Orange, containing dioxin sprayed by US troops during the Vietnam War, AP reported.

VOV.VN - Activities aimed at honouring both local and foreign photographers within a series of “Photo Hanoi ‘21” cultural events are set to be held across the capital city between May 1 and June 12.

The French Institute will organize the JAM-Vietnam Urban Arts 2021 in the garden of the French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on April 24 and 25.