Viet Nam cultural days/week/months/years in foreign countries and events of foreign countries in Viet Nam

Every year, Viet Nam organizes Viet Nam cultural days in foreign countries to introduce its unique and diverse culture to international friends, enhancing the mutual understanding between the Vietnamese people and peoples of different countries, and promoting friendship and co-operation in the field of culture in particular, as well as other fields of co-operation. Since 2005, Viet Nam has successfully organized Viet Nam Cultural Days in Japan, Korea, the UK, France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Russia. Conversely, Viet Nam has also collaborated with relevant partners to present outstanding cultural and artistic performances by artists from foreign countries in Viet Nam, such as the German Year in Viet Nam 2010, the Korea Year in Viet Nam 2011, the Italy-Viet Nam Year 2012, the Laos-Viet Nam Friendship Year 2012 and the Cambodia-Viet Nam Friendship Year 2012.