Parisian exhibition reflects on Vietnam – France relationship

HANOI, 25 March (VNA) - As many as 150 black-and-white photographs depicting the relationship between Vietnam and France have gone on display in Paris as part of the 2014 Vietnam Year in France. Taken between 1860 and the early 20th century by prominent French photographers, the shots were collected by the Research Centre for French National Archives, the French Academy of Overseas Sciences (FAOS) and several museums across the country, according to FAOS Permanent Secretary Pierre Geny. They will be displayed in museums across the French capital. Ambassador to France Duong Chi Dung said that the exhibited images enrich shared memories of the ups and downs experienced in the histories of the two nations.-VNA