The ASEAN Festival 2017 was held in Vancouver in Canada’s western British Columbia province, featuring the traditional cultures and foods of the ASEAN countries, including Vietnam.
Vancouver (VNA) – The ASEAN Festival 2017 was held inVancouver in Canada’s western British Columbia province, featuring thetraditional cultures and foods of the ASEAN countries, including Vietnam.
The festival was held annually by five ASEAN countries of Indonesia,Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. This year, the festival wasalso jointly organised by the Institute for Asia Studies under the Universityof British Columbia.
Opening the event, Thailand’s General Consul Sutthiluck Sa-ngarmangkangreviewed the 50 years of ASEAN’s development from a five-member association toa community with combined GDP of 2.4 trillion USD and population of 629 millionpeople.
She said that ASEAN is rising to the sixth largest economy in the worldand the third in Asia as well as the third biggest market in the globe.
ASEAN is not only an important partner of Canada in the Asia-Pacificregion, but also its dialogue partner with strengthened ties after 40 years,said Sa-ngarmangkang.
Vietnamese Consul General in Vancouver Pham Manh Hai said that the eventhelps connect ASEAN cultures and ASEAN and Canada to foster friendship.
Canadian Senator Yuen Pau Woo stated that Canada has paid greatattention to strengthening partnership with ASEAN. He expressed his hope that majorcommemoration events in 2017 will be good opportunities for the two sides to bolstertheir cooperation in various fields from economy, politics to culture and socialaffairs.
Participants enjoyed dances and food as well as handicraft products of theASEAN countries and improved their understanding of the nations’ diversecultures.-VNA
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