Participants cut the ribbon to open the Vietnam Festival 2019 in Japan on June 8 (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnam Festival 2019 in Japan opened in Tokyo on June 8,seeing the attendance of Akie Abe, spouse of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, NatsuoYamaguchi, President of the Komeito Party, officials from the Japanesegovernment, representatives of businesses, and people of the two countries.
Ambassador ofVietnam to Japan Vu Hong Nam, who is head of the Vietnam side to the festivalorganizing committee, said after 11 years, the Vietnam Festival in Japan has becomea symbol of cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan Norikazu Suzuki said built on the extensivestrategic partnership, the friendship between Japan and Vietnam is growingsoundly across fields, especially in the people-to-people exchange.
He said there are around 330,000 Vietnamese in Japan, with on-the-job traineesaccounting for 50 percent, noting that these Vietnamese have contributedlargely to Japan’s economy and society and that his country wants to create asociety where Vietnamese people could love Japan more.
Wearing Vietnam’s traditional dress Ao Dai, Satsuki Katayama, Minister incharge of Regional Revitalization, expressed her joy to attend the festival aswell as her impression of Vietnam’s traditional culture.
The festival features 120 pavilions divided into thematic sections, such as “traditionalfood”, “music”, and “traditional arts”.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism sent a non-waterpuppetry troupe to the event while several young pop singers, like Uyen Linhand Pham Quynh Anh joined Vietnamese students in Japan in artisticperformances.
The Vietnam Festival in Japan became an annual event held by the Embassy ofVietnam in Japan and the Japanese side since its first edition in 2008. Itlooks to promote mutual understanding between the two countries.
The two-day event is expected to welcome 180,000 visitors. -VNA
Japan is a key market of the Vietnamese tourism sector, Deputy Ambassador of Vietnam to Japan Lam Thanh Phuong said on May 14, predicting that the exchange of tourists between the two countries would reach 1.5 million arrivals by 2020.
A total of 203 Vietnamese people passed Japan’s exam for working visas in the restaurant industry under the country’s new visa system, the Japanese government announced on May 21.
A delegation of 12 Vietnamese teenagers will visit Japan from July 3 to August 5, the fourth trip of its kind that aims to help promote friendship between the two nations.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono held talks and co-chaired the 11th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee on May 30 in Tokyo.
Vietnam and Japan have sought concrete orientations and measures to develop their extensive strategic partnership in a more pragmatic and effective manner, especially in politics-diplomacy, national defence and security.
Vietnam’s cinematic appeal lies in its diverse settings, from terraced mountains and limestone karsts to bustling markets and ancient towns. Its mix of ethnic vibes, buzzing street life, and old traditions gives directors a goldmine for storytelling.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
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.
Participants cut the ribbon to open the Vietnam Festival 2019 in Japan on June 8 (Photo: VNA) 
