At Japan – Vietnam festival 2016 (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The fifth Japan – Vietnam festival,themed “Joining hands together”, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City in early2018, expecting to attract nearly 300,000 visitors.
It was mentioned during a meeting in the city on September 6between Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu and specialadvisor to the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance TsutomuTakebe.
Thu told her guest that Ho Chi Minh City always attachesimportance to developing ties with Japanese localities. Japan is now HCM City’sthird largest exporter and placed the fourth out of 92 countries andterritories investing in the city.
She spoke highly of Takebe’s role as head of the organisingboard of the festival, which helps strengthen cultural exchange and mutualunderstanding between the two counties’ people, adding that the city willassign agencies concerned to work closely with the Japanese side to hold theevent.
Takebe, in reply, suggested the city allow the festival tobe held on January 26-28, 2018 at the 23/9 Park.
The event will feature music performances, seminarsand cultural, sport and trade promotion activities. Last year, it drew about220,000 visitors.-VNA
It was mentioned during a meeting in the city on September 6between Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu and specialadvisor to the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance TsutomuTakebe.
Thu told her guest that Ho Chi Minh City always attachesimportance to developing ties with Japanese localities. Japan is now HCM City’sthird largest exporter and placed the fourth out of 92 countries andterritories investing in the city.
She spoke highly of Takebe’s role as head of the organisingboard of the festival, which helps strengthen cultural exchange and mutualunderstanding between the two counties’ people, adding that the city willassign agencies concerned to work closely with the Japanese side to hold theevent.
Takebe, in reply, suggested the city allow the festival tobe held on January 26-28, 2018 at the 23/9 Park.
The event will feature music performances, seminarsand cultural, sport and trade promotion activities. Last year, it drew about220,000 visitors.-VNA
VNA
