The Ural Opera Ballet Theatre performed the classical ballet Giselle at Hanoi Opera House on June 12.

The shows held by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's International Co-operation Department and Russian Embassy to mark Russian National Day and Russia Year in Vietnam.  The theatre was established in 1912 named the Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre and was recently renamed the Ural Opera Ballet after the Ural Mountains west of Ekaterinburg City.  On the occasion, Chairman of Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association Tran Binh Minh were awarded insignia for cooperation and international cooperation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.-VNA