Food festival helps promote intra-ASEAN friendship
A food festival themed “Unity in Diversity” opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24, with the aim of promoting friendship and cooperation between the people of Vietnam and other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
An art performance at the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – A food festival themed “Unity inDiversity” opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24, with the aim of promoting friendship and cooperation between the people of Vietnam and othermember countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO), the four-day event features 50 booths ofbusinesses and restaurants which introduce special traditional dishes ofVietnam and other countries in the region.
🧔 HUFO Vice President Ho Xuan Lam underlined the significance ofthe event, saying that it is part of activities organised in 2022 to celebrate ASEAN’s55th founding anniversary (1967-2022).
Visitors at the festival (Photo: VNA)
The festival offers a chance for people in HCM City and internationaltourists to learn about and experience the cultural quintessence, and enjoy traditionaldishes and art shows of the ASEAN countries, Lam said, adding that it also contributesto promoting the image of HCM City as an attractivetourist attraction for international friends.
Lam believed that through the event, the friendship andmutual understanding between the people of the ASEAN countries will bestrengthened, creating new impetus to strongly pushing cooperation betweenVietnam, including HCM City, and ASEAN friends, thus affirming that ASEAN is aprestigious community, a model of successful cooperation, an important factorfor maintaining peace, stability and development in the region and the world.
ജ Within the framework of the festival, an art exchange night,shows of traditional costumes and street art performances will be also organised./.
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An art performance at the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
Visitors at the festival (Photo: VNA) 
