The Republic of Korea-Vietnam Food & Culture Festival 2014, will be held in Hanoi on November 29-30, with the aim of providing a wide range of activities that visitors will enjoy.

Korean restaurants in Hanoi will show visitors how kimchi and other Korean food are made while Vietnamese-Korean families will demonstrate how Vietnamese cuisine is prepared.

Other cultural activities to be highlighted at the festival include a performance by Van Mai Huong, one of Vietnam's favourite pop singers, as well as film screenings; the wearing of the hanbok, a traditional Korean dress; and picture taking to attract young visitors.

Organisers, the RoK Embassy in Vietnam and Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, expressed hopes that the festival would be a good place for the youth and the entire family to enjoy the weekend.

The festival will take place at Calidas Keangnam Hotel at the third floor of Keangnam Landmark 72, Plot E6, Pham Hung road in Cau Giay district. Entrance is free. All proceeds will go to Fund for the Poor in Vietnam.-VNA