Vietnam-Japan culture festival underway in Can Tho
he third Vietnam-Japan Culture and Trade Exchange is taking place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from November 3 to 5, drawing the participation of nearly 100 businesses from both Vietnam and Japan.
A performance at the opening ceremony of the third Vietnam-Japan Culture and Trade Exchange in Can Tho city on November 3 (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) - The thirdVietnam-Japan Culture and Trade Exchange is taking place in the Mekong Deltacity of Can Tho from November 3 to 5, drawing the participation of nearly 100businesses from both Vietnam and Japan.
The three-day event, co-organised by the CanTho chapter of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and theConsulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, is part of the activities tocelebrate 45 years of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties in 2018.
The festival offers an ideal platform to promote thebeauty of the country and people of Japan to Can Tho citizens and vice versa,as well as to strengthen exchange activities between the two countries’companies and attract more Japanese investment in the Mekong Delta region as awhole and Can Tho in particular, thus contributing to tightening the finerelationship between Vietnam and Japan.
According to Deputy Director of VCCI Can Tho,Nguyen Phuong Lam, this year’s Vietnam-Japan festival promises to be aninteresting destination, accommodating a scale of 120 pavilions imbued withcultural and festive features of both Vietnam and Japan, showcasing products ofvarious types in an array of industries, including technology, electricmachinery, household electric appliances, fashion, handicraft and fine arts,cosmetics and trade.
In addition, the programme also features uniqueperformances by traditional and modern arts troupes coming from the twocountries. Visitors will have a chance to enjoy artistic firework displays andmoving films of Vietnam and Japan, alongside learning Origami and the art ofJapanese tea, dress themselves in a Kimono or Yukata, and disguise themselvesas a Samurai or a Ninja.
Kazunori Hosoya, Deputy Consul General of Japan inHCM City, expressed his optimism about the outlook of the Vietnam-Japanrelationship, stating that the increasing number and efficiency of tradepromotion and cultural exchange activities between the two countries are avivid evidence for his belief.
In 2016, Vietnam welcomed over 740,000 Japanesetourist arrivals, while Japan received around 230,000 Vietnamese visitors tothe country.
In Can Tho alone, four Japanse-financed projects have been completed since2013, with a total capital of more than 7 billion VND (308,000 USD).-VNA
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