Vietnam – RoK festival to open in HCM City at weekend
The Vietnam-RoK Korea Cultural Festival will be held on October 28-30 in Ho Chi Minh City, offering a wide series of cultural activities introduced by artists from the both countries.
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Vietnam-RoK Korea Cultural Festival willbe held on October 28-30 in Ho Chi Minh City, offering a wide series ofcultural activities introduced by artists from the both countries.
The festival is co-organised by the city Department of Foreign Affairs and the ConsulateGeneral of the Republic of Korea in HCM City to commemorate the 30thanniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the twocountries.
According to the department’s permanent deputy director Le Truong Duy, the Vietnam-RoKKorea Cultural Festival aims to promote cultural and tourism cooperationbetween Vietnam and the RoK and enhance mutual understanding among the peopleof the two countries.
The festival’s featured programme will be a performance of traditional Koreangugak music from the Jeong Ga Ak Hoe group.
The festival will feature Vietnamese and traditional music performed by themusic groups Daoom and Lux.
Vietnamese singers Suni Ha Linh, BigDaddy and Emily will also provideperformances at the event.
The festival will also present “K-Pop Random Dance Play” performed by dancecrews such as MAD-X, The Shadow, BEAmE Dance Team, G.O.D Dance Cover, The HonorCards and D149 CREW, and there will be dance performances by OneWay Crew andFusion MC from the RK.
A showcase of Taekwondo will be presented at the event.
In addition, the festival will include 200 stalls showcasing Vietnamese andKorean cuisine and products.
The festival will open to the public for free at the September 23 Park inDistrict 1./.
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