The annual event, held at a shopping complex in Kuala Lumpur from March 10, saw the participation of Belgium, France, Guinea, Laos, Mauritius, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Vietnam.
Attending the event, Bui Trong Vinh, a member of the Vietnamese Business Association in Malaysia, said that the programme helped international friends know more about Vietnamese culture and cuisine.
He hoped that Vietnamese enterprises will have more opportunities to attend such a programme to bring Vietnam closer to international friends.
Chargé d’affaires of Ukraine in Malaysia Denys Mykhailyuk said that the OIF’s mission is to embody the active solidarity between its 54 members, seven associate members, and 27 observers, which have a population of 321 million French speakers.
This international organisation of French-speaking countries represents one of the biggest linguistic regions in the world. Ukraine and Poland are observers in the OIF.
In Malaysia, thanks to the commitment of the Ministry of Education, acting in favour of multilingualism, the number of students learning French in government secondary schools has tripled during the past 10 years.
Today, French is taught in more than 130 public schools to 15,000 students in the country and nearly 3,000 of them sat last year for the official French exam called DELF scolaire (which ranks Malaysia 6th in the world in terms of the number of candidates).
In addition, since the beginning of the 1990s, Malaysia’s French language teachers have benefited from a high-quality training course, partly held in Besançon, France.
Art programme to welcome Lunar New Year’s Eve
NDO – A special art programme, bringing together many renowned and world-class artists from abroad, who are returning to Vietnam for the first time with their families to participate in the Lunar New Year’s Eve programme, which will be officially broadcasted on Vietnam Television (VTV) at 9:15 pm on January 24 (the Lunar New Year’s Eve).
“Japanese Culture Festival” opens in Da Nang city
NDO/VNA – The Da Nang Museum held the “Japanese Culture Festival” 2019 in the central city of Da Nang on March 10 to introduce the beauty of the culture, land and people of Japan to locals and visitors, thus contributing to the strengthening of cultural exchange between the two countries and bilateral friendship.
Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa remains safe, attractive destination
The tourism sector of the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has been seriously hit by the outbreak of a disease caused by new coronavirus (COVID-19). However the province still remains as a safe and attractive tourism destination to many visitors.
Vietnam among 15 strongest teams in Asia: FIFA ranking
Vietnam are one of the top 15 teams in Asia and rank among the 100 strongest sides in the world, according to the latest FIFA Ranking for men’s football.
Ninh Binh Tourism Week 2018 opens
NDO – The Ninh Binh Tourism Week 2018 officially opened at the Tam Coc – Bich Dong Tourism Area and Trang An Ecotourism Area, in the northern province of Ninh Binh on June 9.
