8th Vietnam-Japan Festival opens in HCM City

Under the theme of “Vietnam-Japan stand side by side towards the future, reaching out to the world”, the 8th Vietnam-Japan Festival kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on February 25.
Ông Phan Văn Mãi phát biểu tại lễ khai mạc Lễ hội Việt-Nhật lần thứ 8, ngày 25/2. (Nguồn: PLO)
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said at the 8th Vietnam-Japan Festival on February 25. (Source: PLO)

Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said the festival does not only hold significance in cultural exchanges and bilateral cooperation, but also plays an important role in the recovery process in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period.

The festival is a chance to expand cooperation for the business communities of the two countries while further deepening the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership for peace and prosperity of Asia, he added.

Lễ hội Việt-Nhật lần thứ 8 tại TP. Hồ Chí Minh: Thúc đẩy tôn trọng và hiểu biết văn hóa, tăng cường giao lưu thế hệ trẻ. (Nguồn: PLO)
The festival is a chance to expand cooperation for the business communities of the two countries. (Source: PLO)

Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, said the two countries should look towards to the future and restore economic and cultural exchange activities in order to create momentum for the development in the time ahead.

In its eighth edition, running from February 25-26, the festival features many major events in many fields such as culture, arts, cuisine, trade and tourism.

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(Source: VNA)