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Asia-Pacific countries seek to improve stamp collections

The Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) held a conference in Hanoi on March 10 to improve the level and skills of forming and upgrading stamp collections among countries.
Asia-Pacific countries seek to improve stamp collections ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Federationof Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) held a conference in Hanoi on March 10to improve the level and skills of forming and upgrading stampcollections among countries.

Underway from March 10-12, the event drawsdelegates from Thailand, Singapore, China, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan (China),the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Australia, Qatar, among others.

On this occasion, the FIAP ExecutiveBoard organised training programmes to help stamp collections become qualifiedto take part in international stamp exhibitions.

According to Chu Thi Lan Huong, President of the VietnamPhilatelic Association, and Deputy General Director of Vietnam PostCorporation, 28 years ago, the association first hosted the FIAP ExecutiveCommittee Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City.

Shesaid that with FIAP’s support, Vietnam’s stamp collecting activities have beengrowing strongly. Now, there are 33 stamp collection associations across thecountry with thousands of members including children and students.

FIAPis a non-profit and non-political federation of philatelic societies in Asiaand Australasia, founded in Singapore on September 14, 1974.

Currently, thefederation has 31 members which are stamp associations of the Asian region,Australia, and South Africa. Vietnam has been an official member of FIAP since1993./.

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