VOV.VN - A Francophonie race being held with the theme of “Elle peut!” is set to debut in Vietnam when it takes place around Ho Guom, also known as Sword Lake, in Hanoi on May 8, with the occasion aiming to honour the role of women in society.

VOV.VN - The Foreign Ministry and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) co-hosted a ceremony on March 19 in Hanoi to mark International Francophonie Day on March 20, running with the theme of “Francophone women, resilient women”.

Promoting the role of the French language and assisting countries in educational and economic development are among the priorities of Chekou Oussouman, Chief Representative for the Asia-Pacific of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), during his term.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese sub-committee has urged the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) to boost the flow of information and exchanges among French-speaking countries to deal with the negative impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Vietnamese sub-committee, as the Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophone (APF) for the 2019-2021 tenure, attended the APF executive board's annual meeting, which convened virtually on January 25.

VOV.VN - Plenty of investment opportunities exist for Vietnamese firms in the 32 French-speaking nations in Africa, an area that boasts a large market and a total population of over 570 million people that is anticipated to develop into one of the world’s new economic development hubs in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Winners of the “Young Francophone Reporters” competition 2020, the fifth of its kind, were honoured at an award ceremony held in Hanoi on November 13.

The Republic of Rwanda is willing to cooperate with Vietnam towards further strengthening the bilateral friendship between the two nations, President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame has said.

The international forum Franconomics, a multidisciplinary dialogue on important socio-economic topics of countries in the French-speaking community, opened in Hanoi capital on October 22.