Ho Chi Minh City to host 8th Vietnam - Japan Festival
The 8th Vietnam – Japan Festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh as part of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, according to the press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16, 2023.
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| Ho Chi Minh City to host 8th Vietnam - Japan Festival: Director of the Municipal Department of Foreign Affairs Tran Phuoc Anh informed about the event. (Photo: HCM City Press Centre) |
Organised based on the concepts of "bilateral cooperation", "co-existence and development", and "building for the future" between Japan and Vietnam, the Festival aims to act as a bridge facilitating mutual understanding of culture and tradition between the two countries through holding cultural and sports exchanges.
According to Director of the Municipal Department of Foreign Affairs Tran Phuoc Anh, the festival themed “Holding hands together. Towards the future, reaching out to the world” will contribute to affirming the Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership in general and the relations between Ho Chi Minh City and Japan in particular.
This year's Festival has 12 main activities including a series of programs of trade, food and tourism exchanges, promotion of Vietnamese-Japanese products, cultural and art events, at Zone B, Park 23/9 (District 1) in two days from February 25-26; series of activities such as seminars, workshop on Vietnamese-Japanese culinary culture, business networking events, Manga Comics Festival, at Bach Dang Wharf Park (District 1) from March 1-31, ect.
Addressing the meeting, Japanese Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Watanabe Nobuhiros highlighted the fruitful development of Vietnam – Japan relations, saying that culture, sport and tourism cooperation between the two countries has recorded positive results, contributing to fostering cooperation and friendship between their people.
Metro Line No.1 in HCM City, which is scheduled to become operational in late 2023, will be a symbol of investment and trade cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, he said.
Japan is one of the three largest foreign investors in Vietnam. The number of Japanese tourists vising Vietnam increases through the years. As many as 2,000 Japanese companies are doing business and there are about 20,000 Japanese people living in Vietnam..
(Source: VNA)
