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Event planned to celebrate Vietnamese culinary, tourism products

The Vietnam Culinary and Cultural Association (VCCA) in collaboration with the Restaurant Association of Vietnam held an online press conference introducing the ASIA Food and Beverage Summit (AFBS).
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Hanoi (VNA) - TheVietnam Culinary and Cultural Association (VCCA) in collaboration with theRestaurant Association of  Vietnam held an online press conference introducing the ASIAFood and Beverage Summit (AFBS).

The event is scheduled to take place on November 10 and 11 atthe Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center SECC (District 7, Ho Chi MinhCity), with hundreds of domestic and international businesses andinvestors expected to attend.

Considering the COVID-19 epidemic, AFBS 2021 will be held both online and offline, under the main theme of operation excellence. The event, aiming to help businesses develop a strong businessecosystem and recover after the COVID-19 epidemic, will include a wide range of activities related to development trends in the coming years, effective business models, standardisationand development of chains, technology application, brand communication andsustainable business. 

According to VCCA, Vietnam is home to many iconic dishesthat can be used to promote culinary tourism to international friends includingspring rolls, bun cha, sandwiches, and pho... Culinary experts should choose some typical dishes and promote them to international community, following the examples in other countries such as kimchi of the Republic of Korea and pizza of Italy./.
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