The Buon Ma Thuot Street Festival, themed “Buon Ma Thuot - The convergence of the three coffee civilisations of the world” opened on March 10 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, as one of the highlights of the ongoing 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival.
The Buon Ma Thuot Street Festival opens on March 10 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, as one of the highlights of the ongoing 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival. (Photo: VNA)
Dak Lak (VNA) – The Buon Ma Thuot StreetFestival, themed “Buon Ma Thuot - The convergence of the three coffeecivilisations of the world” opened on March 10 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, as one of the h൲ighlights of the 🔯ongoing8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival.
The street festival saw the performance of 450 local artisans and farmers, and art troupes from the provinces of Jeollabuk (the Republic of Korea), Mondulkiri (Cambodia) and Champasak (Laos) as well as beauty queens, celebrities, andstudents, among others. Spectators had a chance to contemplate unique art repertoireson introducing coffee civilisations; a Gong parade of E De, E De Bih, Xo Dang,Gia Rai, Muong ethnic minority groups, and street dance performances of localand foreign art troupes. Vo Van Canh, Deputy Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee, said Dak Lak has the largest coffee farming area of around 210,000hectares with an annual output of more than 520,000 tonnes. Meanwhile, Buon MaThuot is home to some of the finest coffee in Vietnam. He said the festival aimed to promote the Buon MaThuot coffee brand and develop Vietnam’s specialty coffee, towards graduallyturning Buon Ma Thuot into a global coffee centre. This was one of the important activities to raise thevalue and affirm the position of Vietnamese coffee in the world market, as wellas honour coffee growers, processors, and traders, he added./.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is known as the “Coffee Capital of Vietnam” and the provincial capital Buon Ma Thuot has been built into a destination for the world coffee lovers.
The 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival is scheduled to take place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from March 10 to 14 with a wide range of activities.
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The Buon Ma Thuot Street Festival opens on March 10 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, as one of the highlights of the ongoing 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival. (Photo: VNA) 
