Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange Festival opens in Da Nang
The 6th Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange Festival kicked off in the central city of Da Nang on July 25 evening, offering cultural performances, cuisine, traditional art demonstrations, games and seminars on tourism and human resources development between Japan and Da Nang.
Activities held at the 5th Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange Festival (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – The 6th Vietnam-Japan Culture ExchangeFestival kicked off in the central city of Da Nang on July 25 evening, offeringcultural performances, cuisine, traditional art demonstrations, games andseminars on tourism and human resources development between Japan and Da Nang.
JapaneseAmbassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio, representatives of the Japanese business associationin Da Nang and leaders of Japanese cities such as Sakai, Kisarazu, Minasaka andKawasaki attended the opening ceremony.
The annual event, which has been held since 2014, opened to the public with 60pavilions at the Dragon Bridge Park, displaying information on tourism,education, traditional cuisine and shopping.
Two seminars on tourism promotion and human resources training cooperationamong Japanese and Vietnamese travel agencies and universities were organised onthe same day with the participation of 150 businesses and diplomats.
A Japanese tea-making exchange will take place among representatives from Da Nangand Sakai city at the Japanese-invested Gran Vrio Da Nang on July 26.
At the event, Da Nang and Kisarazu will sign a memorandum of understanding onmulti-field cooperation between the two cities.
The Kawasaki Frontales junior football team will play two friendly matches withlocal teams at Chi Lang Stadium on July 27-28.
Artists from Japan and Vietnam will also stage traditional joint-performancesand demonstrations of Yosakoi, flashmob, cosplay and Ikebana flower art overthree nights from July 26-28.
The annual event helps promote tourism and culture for local and Japaneseartists and businesses. Japanese tourists were the second largest groupvisiting Da Nang last year, with more than 400,000 visiting the city. Localairlines operate direct routes from Da Nang to Osaka, Narita and Tokyo.-VNA
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on Japanese localities to further promote trade economic, trade and tourism cooperation with Vietnam, especially in agriculture, support industry, information technology, and tourism.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh expressed his delight at the comprehensive and practical development of the Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership during a reception in Hanoi on July 15 for Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Kanehara Nobukatsu.
As many as 63 organisations and 206 individuals, including four Vietnamese, were honoured on July 23 in a ceremony in Tokyo for their prominent contributions to developing diplomatic ties between Japan with countries and regions.
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.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Activities held at the 5th Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange Festival (Photo: VNA) 
