Belgian Week in Vietnam

Belgian Week 2016 in Vietnam is scheduled to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 12-19 with various cultural activities.
Belgian Week in Vietnam ảnh 1Visitors could taste a lot of Belgian food at the event (Source: Belgian Embassy in Vietnam)

Hanoi (VNA) – Belgian Week 2016 in Vietnam is scheduled to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 12-19 with various cultural activities.

Organised by the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam, the event aims to highlight achievements in bilateral ties and map out future collaboration.

Jazz pianist Jef Neve is set to perform at the official reception marking Belgian “King’s Day” on November 15 at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, and at the Opera House in HCM City on November 18.

A “Belgian Day” will be held at the Ecopark in Hung Yen, Hanoi, on November 13, featuring the culture, literature, cinema, education, regions, cities, nature and enterprises of the European country.

The event will include a book corner, games on traffic safety, helmet decoration and quizzes.

The organising board plans to announce the winners of the photo contest “My Belgium” and exhibit the best pictures of Belgium.

Tickets for the event cost 150,000 VND (6.75 USD) for adults and 50,000 VND (2.25 USD) for children.-VNA

VNA

See more

Vietnamese Consul General in Khon Kaen Dinh Hoang Linh (middle), his spouse and delegates at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese community in Thailand honours cultural, traditional values

Vietnamese Consul General in Khon Kaen Dinh Hoang Linh reiterated the Party and State’s constant policy of considering the Vietnamese community abroad as an inseparable part and an important resource of the nation. The diplomat expressed his hope that the community will continue to accompany and join hands with their fellows at home in striving towards a prosperous and powerful future for the country.

The 8th reenactment of the Hung Kings' Death Anniversary ceremony organised at the Vietnam Culture Festival 2025 in Osaka. (Photo: VNA)

2025 Vietnam Culture Festival held in Osaka

The Vietnam Culture Festival 2025 in Japan's Sakai city is not only an opportunity to preserve and promote Vietnamese culture but also serves as a bridge to bring the image of Vietnam and its people closer to Japanese friends.

Artists perform Thai traditional dance at the opening ceremony of the "Creative Thailand: The Pulse of Tradition" festival. (Photo of organisers)

Visitors enjoy Thai environment, lifestyle at Hanoi festival

At the Thai Festival, from March 28 night to March 30 morning in Hanoi, visitors explored typical Thai dishes, along with health care and beauty care products and traditional handicrafts. They also enjoyed traditional dances from many regions of Thailand, tried making Khanom Krok coconut cakes and painting patterns on silk, among other activities.

The Vietnamese publications of the Mog the Cat series by author Judith Kerr are introduced at the UK Children's Picture Book Week. (Photo: phunuvietnam.vn)

Book week in Hanoi invites children to the wonderland of British tales

Vu Thi Quynh Lien, Deputy Director of Kim Dong Publishing House, said: “The UK Children's Picture Book Week brings a fresh and creative reading space, helping young children access famous picture book works. Through this, they not only explore but also develop a love for reading from an early age.”