This is the period when Vietnam overcame the siege and embargo of major countries. The article clarifies the achievements and limitations of this practice in order to forecast the prospects of Vietnam’s external cultural development in its relations with France in the coming time. | Nghiên Tạp chí cứu Khoatrao họcđổi Research-Exchange - Trường Đại học Mở HàofNội opinion 71 9 2020 53-57 53 VIETNAM S CULTURE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN RELATIONSHIP WITH FRANCE SOME ACHIEVEMENTS LIMITATIONS AND PROSPECTS Le Trong Thuong Date received the article 3 3 2019 Date received the review results 4 9 2020 Date published the article 25 9 2020 Abstract Vietnam and France have a long-standing cultural exchange especially since Vietnam and France established official diplomatic relations since 1973 Vietnam s foreign culture in diplomatic relations with France has been increasingly developed especially from 1989 to present. This is the period when Vietnam overcame the siege and embargo of major countries. The article clarifies the achievements and limitations of this practice in order to forecast the prospects of Vietnam s external cultural development in its relations with France in the coming time. Keywords Culture diplomatic relations Vietnam France. 1. Achievements in developing Since the Vietnam Cultural Vietnam s external culture in relation Center in France was established under to France the Agreement on Cultural Centers The evolution of Vietnam s November 2009 cultural activities external culture in relations with France music art cinema literature heritage from 1989 to 2019 shows that Vietnam s etc. was introduced to the French public external culture continues to develop more from which the traditional values of making an important contribution to the Vietnamese people were spread more the development of relations between to the French people. Vietnam and France namely Both sides want to continue First Vietnam s external culture in developing Vietnamese culture in France relations with France has contributed to as well as French culture in Vietnam. In the making the Vietnamese-French cultural field of training the French want to receive relations an important part of the foreign more Vietnamese students to study in all relations between Vietnam and France.
