Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) and Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The first Singaporecultural exchange festival will take place in Hanoi on March 23-24, accordingto Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong.
This will be a great opportunity for Singaporeto promote its land and people to Vietnamese people, especially Hanoians, thediplomat said at a working session with Chairman of Hanoi People’s CommitteeNguyen Duc Chung on February 26.
Singapore will show off its special artperformances and cuisine through the festival, she added.
The festival has been held in many cities aroundthe world such as London, New York, Moscow, and New Delhi, she said.
Hanoi has become an important destination forSingaporean tourism and as such the country has selected the capital as a venuefor the first-ever festival in Vietnam, she added.
The ambassador congratulated Hanoi on itsachievements gained over the past few years, especially in its selection ashost venue of the second DPRK-US summit, taking place on February 27-28.
She believed the event will be a success thatwill help promote the image of Hanoi and Vietnam on the international arena.
Chairman Chung praised the initiative of hostingthe first Singapore Festival in Hanoi and affirmed that the expansion ofcultural exchanges between the two countries’ people is a big opportunity forHanoians to better understand Singapore.
The festival will also help promote thefriendship and strategic partnership between Vietnam and Singapore,particularly the relations between Hanoi and Singapore, he said.
He told the ambassador that Hanoi is building itse-government, joining the smart city network, and developing the greenenvironment.
Chung hoped that through the Singapore Festival,Hanoi will gain close cooperation opportunities with Singaporean businesses inthe fields of information technology and the development of smart cityservices. –VNA
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Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) and Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong (Photo: VNA)
