A special art performance by artists from the Vietnam Singing, Dancingand Music Theatre opened the Vietnam Week in Cuba at the Mella OperaHouse in Havana on May 31.
The event, a combination betweentraditional and modern arts, is part of various activities tocelebrate the 50 th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnamand Cuba (December 2).
Addressing the event, VietnameseMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Anh Tuan emphasised thelong-lasting solidarity, friendship and cooperation between Vietnamand Cuba.
Cuban Culture Minister Abel Prieto said that theorganisation of the Vietnam Week in Cuba is a chance for bothVietnamese and Cuban people, particularly the youth, to increasecultural exchange. The event also marks the 50th anniversary ofbilateral diplomatic ties, the 120th birthday of President Ho Chi Minhand the millennium anniversary of Hanoi.
Also on the sameday, a photo exhibition themed “Vietnam: Land and people” opened atthe Cuban Revolutionary Museum. On display are nearly 100photos, depicting solidarity, fraternal friendship between Vietnam andCuba, as well as Vietnam’s culture, people, landscapes, economicachievements in Doi moi process, industrialisation and modernsation.
Duringthe Vietnam Week in Cuba, which lasts till June 3 and is organised bythe Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the VietnameseEmbassy, a Vietnam film week also takes place./.
The event, a combination betweentraditional and modern arts, is part of various activities tocelebrate the 50 th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnamand Cuba (December 2).
Addressing the event, VietnameseMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Anh Tuan emphasised thelong-lasting solidarity, friendship and cooperation between Vietnamand Cuba.
Cuban Culture Minister Abel Prieto said that theorganisation of the Vietnam Week in Cuba is a chance for bothVietnamese and Cuban people, particularly the youth, to increasecultural exchange. The event also marks the 50th anniversary ofbilateral diplomatic ties, the 120th birthday of President Ho Chi Minhand the millennium anniversary of Hanoi.
Also on the sameday, a photo exhibition themed “Vietnam: Land and people” opened atthe Cuban Revolutionary Museum. On display are nearly 100photos, depicting solidarity, fraternal friendship between Vietnam andCuba, as well as Vietnam’s culture, people, landscapes, economicachievements in Doi moi process, industrialisation and modernsation.
Duringthe Vietnam Week in Cuba, which lasts till June 3 and is organised bythe Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the VietnameseEmbassy, a Vietnam film week also takes place./.