The ministry of culture, sports and tourism of Vietnam (MoCST) has announced the appointment of Nguyen Thanh Vuong as director of Vietnam Cultural Centre in France from September 1, 2014. Thanh Vuong was previously director of Tourism Information Technology Centre (under Vietnam National Administration of Tourism). Vietnam Cultural Centre in France, an agency of the MoCST, was established in 2008 under the approval of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the French Republic.