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The photo exhibition, themed “Hanoi – The Beginning of a Western City in Southeast Asia”, is part of the 12th Vietnam-France Cooperation Conference organized by Hanoi and the Ile-de-France Region. The space of the photo exhibition. Photo: Nam Nguyen Being on display until April 22, the exhibition features 30 color photographs taken by Léon Busy between 1915 and 1921, considered the first color photographs of Hanoi. These photographs show the appearance of Hanoi as it changed and developed. In addition to the public works that have long been part of the process of changing Hanoi’s urban form, many details appear on these frames that show the spread of Western culture, even into the living space of Hanoians in the Old Quarter. Highlights of the photo exhibitions include a photo taken inside Quan Thanh Temple showing a large crystal chandelier imported directly from France; the image of beautiful Vietnamese girls with macaron hair and large buckled shoes – a popular imag

The Vietnamese community in France includes 300,000 people According to French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery, people-to-people exchanges between the two countries are most evident during the Covid-19 pandemic. When France faced the Covid-19 wave, many aid and masks from Vietnamese partners and people were sent to the French Embassy while France donated 2 million doses of vaccine to Vietnam. “The people’s affection for the two countries has developed in a clear and vibrant way, which has contributed to increasing the warm affection, mutual understanding, and the friendship between Vietnamese and French people,” said the Ambassador. French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery spoke at the event (Photo: VNT). The Vietnamese community in France has reached 300,000 in population, as reported by Counselor for French Cultural Cooperation and Activities, Sophie Maysonnave. There is also a big number of French people living, working, and starting families in Vietnam.