Members of the ASEAN Spouses Circle in Washington D.C. (Photo: VNA) Washington D.C (VNA) – Vietnamese traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) and a Chung cake-making activity were introduced at a recent meeting of the ASEAN Spouses Circle (ASC) held in Washington D.C.
According to Tran Thi Bich Van, president of ASC 2024, the January 26 event was part of a programme to promote the Vietnamese culture to ASEAN and international friends in the host country.
The ASC operates with the purpose of affirming the bloc's identity for each ASEAN member nation while strengthening solidarity and friendship among members, focusing on socio-cultural development, and enhancing understanding between ASEAN members with international friends in the US.
Van said that the Vietnamese spouses association has always promoted Vietnamese culture, cuisine and traditional handicraft villages to American and international friends as well as coordinating to organise events to strengthen friendship, solidarity and mutual understanding among the ASEAN member nations, including the ASEAN Family Day, ASEAN Cultural Day and the ASEAN Fair. In addition, the association has supported foreign affairs activities of the Vietnamese embassy and representative agencies in the US.
As Chair of ASC 2024, Van said she was planning a series of cultural promotion activities on Vietnamese cuisine, Ao Dai fashion shows, unique customs, and traditional crafts to introduce to foreign friends throughout the year ./.
