Vietnam chairs Asian-Pacific charity fair in Japan
Vietnam was the chair of the 41st Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) Charity Bazaar, held in Tokyo, Japan, on April 19, which attracted the participation of 19 regional countries.
A perfomance of conical-hat dance by Vietnam at the ALFS charity bazaar (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam was the chair of the 41st Asia-Pacific LadiesFriendship Society (ALFS) Charity Bazaar, held in Tokyo, Japan, on April 19,which attracted the participation of 19 regional countries.
Two Vietnamesestalls at the fair collected an estimated over 2 million JPY (18,368 USD) forthe ALFS, the second highest among participating countries, only behind Japan.
With nearly5,000 visitors, the annual event raised between 22 and 23 million JPY fromticket sales (201,916 - 211,094 USD), the highest amount recorded in recentyears.
ALFS PresidentHaruko Komura said the total proceeds will be evenly distributed amongparticipating countries, about 1 million JPY (9,178 USD) each, to finance humanitarianactivities in their countries.
She laudedefforts made by Vietnam as chair of this year’s bazaar, which have significantlycontributed to the success of the bazaar.
Vietnamwill use half of the funds received from the event to pay for a clean watersystem for a high school in the central province of Ha Tinh in collaborationwith the Japan International Friendship Association. The remaining is earmarkedfor supporting dioxin-affected children in the central region.
The ALFSwas set up 49 years ago as an initiative of the spouse of the then JapaneseForeign Minister. It now has nearly 400 members, mostly spouses of Japanesepoliticians, CEOs of major Japanese businesses, female ambassadors and spousesof ambassadors as well as female embassy staff of the 25 Asia-Pacific countriesin Tokyo. It operates under the sponsorship of the Japanese Ministry of ForeignAffairs and aims to foster regional cooperation and social welfarecontribution.-VNA
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A perfomance of conical-hat dance by Vietnam at the ALFS charity bazaar (Photo: VNA) 
