Can Tho hosts Mekong-Japan Tourism and Culture Days
More than 300 people and
representatives of international organisations and travel agents from
six countries in the Mekong sub-region and Japan attended the opening
ceremony of the Mekong-Japan Tourism and Culture Days in Can Tho city
on Dec. 2.
More than 300 people and
representatives of international organisations and travel agents from
six countries in the Mekong sub-region and Japan attended the opening
ceremony of the Mekong-Japan Tourism and Culture Days in Can Tho city
on Dec. 2.
Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong emphasised the significance of the Mekong-Japan Tourism and Culture Days which will contribute to the success of the Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009 and boost the friendly cooperative relations between Mekong countries and Japan .
The event will help promote the cooperation mechanism for the Mekong sub-region and the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership in the future, said the deputy PM.
The event will not only open a new period of cooperation between the Mekong sub-regional countries and Japan but also be an opportunity for promoting the image of Vietnam and the socio-economic potential of the Mekong delta.
Almost 200 Vietnamese artists joined their colleagues from five other countries in the Mekong sub-region and Japan entertained the participants at the ceremony.
The five-day event that will last until Dec. 5 also include a workshop on sustainable tourism development in the Mekong delta and a ministerial talk on Mekong – a river combining cultures and tourism in cooperation for the sustainable development and prosperity in Mekong countries and Japan.
Apart from a Mekong-Japan tourism-culture fair, women’s volleyball tournament, the Mekong-Japan traditional cultural exchange and tour programmes are also held during the event./.
Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong emphasised the significance of the Mekong-Japan Tourism and Culture Days which will contribute to the success of the Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009 and boost the friendly cooperative relations between Mekong countries and Japan .
The event will help promote the cooperation mechanism for the Mekong sub-region and the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership in the future, said the deputy PM.
The event will not only open a new period of cooperation between the Mekong sub-regional countries and Japan but also be an opportunity for promoting the image of Vietnam and the socio-economic potential of the Mekong delta.
Almost 200 Vietnamese artists joined their colleagues from five other countries in the Mekong sub-region and Japan entertained the participants at the ceremony.
The five-day event that will last until Dec. 5 also include a workshop on sustainable tourism development in the Mekong delta and a ministerial talk on Mekong – a river combining cultures and tourism in cooperation for the sustainable development and prosperity in Mekong countries and Japan.
Apart from a Mekong-Japan tourism-culture fair, women’s volleyball tournament, the Mekong-Japan traditional cultural exchange and tour programmes are also held during the event./.