Quang Nam province to host Korean festival

The central province of Quang Nam’s first-ever Korean Day Festival and Korean Film Week will take place from December 11 to 17 in Tam Ky city to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

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A portrait of a girl is painted on the wall of a house in Tam Thanh village in Quang Nam (Photo: VNA)

Quang Nam (VNA) – The centralprovince of Quang Nam’s first-ever Korean Day Festival and Korean Film Weekwill take place from December 11 to 17 in Tam Ky city to mark the25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic ofKorea (RoK).

The provincial Department of Information andCommunication announced the plans late last week.

The film week will introduce Korean films at theprovincial culture centre in Tam Ky city and an exhibition of photos and bookson the land and people of the RoK and Quang Nam province will open at thecity’s March 24th Square on December 15.

On the occasion, the province and the KoreanCulture Centre in Vietnam will sign a Memorandum of Understanding onCulture for promoting exchange between Korean people and locals of the provincein the coming years.

Representatives of new villages that haveimplemented the Korean Saemaul Udong model, or New Community Movement, willshare their experiences in rural development with localsfrom Quang Nam province.

December 15 will also see a series of events,including a student cultural exchange and community event at the murals villageof Tam Thanh, 7km from Tam Ky city. Korean businesses that have made bigcontributions to the province over the past 20 years will be honoured and ajoint cultural performance will feature Korean arts troupes and Vietnameseartists.

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A business meeting and field trip for Koreaninvestors will be held at the Chu Lai-Truong Hai Industrial Complex in NuiThanh district and industrial zones the next day.

On this occasion, Nguyen Binh Khiem High Schooland Dongduk Women’s University will sign a Memorandum of Understanding oneducation co-operation.

Many cultural activities have been held betweencities from the RoK and Quang Nam province in recent years.

In June, the art troupe of Hahoe Folk village –a UNESCO-recognised world heritage site in the RoK — and the Nan-Gye troupeperformed mask dances in Hội An during the sixth Quang Nam Heritage Festival.

Last month, the International Mask Arts &Culture Organisation (IMACO) and Andong City signed a Memorandumof Understanding with Hoi An in promoting cultural exchange in the comingyears.

In 2015, the province’s Nam Tra My district andHamyang County of the RoK also affirmed efforts to work together on tourism,agriculture, conservation and the development of Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panaxvietnamensis or Vietnamese ginseng).-VNA

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