Francophone Day to be celebrated in VNA variety of activities, including art events, concerts, film screenings and a writing contest will be held nationwide to celebrate International Francophone Day 2018 in Viet Nam. FilmsThe highlight of the celebrations will be the 11th Francophone Film Festival which will showcase the cultural diversity of the Francophonie, from this coming Saturday to April 1. In addition, the third journalistic writing contest for young Francophones has been launched by Le Courrier du Việt Nam, the only French-language newspaper in Viet Nam. directed by Stéphane Klebb, a renowned Swiss film director, at 6:30 pm on March 19 at IDECAF. Viet Nam is home to the biggest number (674,000) of French-speaking people in Asia.

Source: VietNamNet News March 16, 2018 08:03 UTC