The ASEAN festival recently held at Vincent Massey park, Ottawa, Canada, was blazed up with numerous sport events and typical dishes from ASEAN member states.
Participants at the ASEAN festival recently held at Vincent Massey park, Ottawa, Canada. (Photo: VNA)
Ottawa (VNA) – The ASEAN festival recently held at Vincent Masseypark, Ottawa, Canada, was blazed up with numerous sport events and typical dishesfrom ASEAN member states.
The festival is held annually to strengthen solidarity among the bloc’s membersas well as between ASEAN and Canada. This year event drew tens of families of stafffrom embassies of ASEAN nations and guests from the Canadian Ministry of ForeignAffairs, organisations, universities and colleges.
According to Philippine Ambassador to Canada Petronila P. Garcia, rotating chairmanof the ASEAN Committee in Canada, the event is of significance as this year isthe hallmark of the bloc’s 50th birthday and 40 years of ASEAN-Canada dialoguerelations.
The committee will hold other activities to celebrate the events, includingtree planting at the Indonesian Embassy and ASEAN film festival, the PhilippineAmbassador said.
Meanwhile, Robert Bisset from the Global Affairs Canada stressed that Canadawants to have a long-lasting relations with ASEAN and wishes to deepen therelations, especially in trade.-VNA
The central city of Da Nang plans to organise a series of activities throughout the year to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (August 8, 1967-2017).
The 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was observed across the world on August 8 with the participation of diplomats from ASEAN member states.
The Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hosted a ceremony at its headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 11 to celebrate the bloc’s 50th founding anniversary (August 8).
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
An art exchange programme between Vietnam and Cambodia was held on the evening of June 13 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long as part of the 2025 Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
Digitalisation does not mean commercialisation or oversimplification of culture. It is a way of selecting, adapting, and spreading traditional values through a modern language.
The 11th edition is expected to serve as a vital channel for conveying Vietnam’s development message to the international community, and represent a milestone in the implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 57 on continuing to improve the quality and efficiency of external information service in the new situation.
In the standard chess event for grandmasters, Vietnamese player Banh Gia Huy claimed the championship title in Group 1, while Vu Nguyen Bao Linh took the top position in the women's category of the blitz chess event at the second Quang Ninh GM/IM/FM Chess Tournament 2025.
Participants at the ASEAN festival recently held at Vincent Massey park, Ottawa, Canada. (Photo: VNA) 
