Gastón Fiorda, an expert on Southeast Asian affairs at the National Radio of Argentina, has expressed his good impressions on the land and people of Vietnam in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.
The cover of the book by Gastón Fiorda. (Photo: VNA)
Buenos Aires (VNA) – Gastón Fiorda, anexpert on Southeast Asian affairs at the National Radio of Argentina, hasexpressed his good impressions on the land and people of Vietnam in aninterview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.
Vietnamese people showed the undaunted spirit duringtheir past struggle for nationalliberation, and diligence in national construction and development, said Fiorda who recently spent three months in Vietnam for his doctoral research.
The expert highlighted cultural practices andrituals in Vietnam, as well as Vietnamese people’s hospitality, which helearned about during his stay in the Southeast Asian nation.
Vietnam has preserved and promoted its historical andcultural values, he said, taking the example of family gatherings held on thedeath anniversaries of their grandparents and other relatives.
Gastón Fiorda, an expert on Southeast Asian affairs at the National Radio of Argentina. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnamese people have also displayed a high senseof responsibility, both citizens’ and social, and their support for andconfidence in the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) during the national construction and development, said Fiorda, who is also a writer and ajournalist.
Culture plays a crucial role in Vietnam’s national constructionand defence and international integration, the expert continued, stressing thatcultural traits have helped the country raise its role and position in theinternational arena.
He also commended the Party’s sound leadership incultural development, and Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s guidelinesin this regard, saying they match the current situation in the country.
Fiorda wrote a book on Vietnam which debuted at theBuenos Aires International Book Fair in 2022, featuring achievements thecountry has recorded in Doi Moi (Reform) and its rising role and positionin the international arena./.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
The cover of the book by Gastón Fiorda. (Photo: VNA) 
Gastón Fiorda, an expert on Southeast Asian affairs at the National Radio of Argentina. (Photo: VNA) 
