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Food festival celebrates ASEAN Community

The Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union hosted a Southeast Asian food festival in the city on September 29 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Food festival celebrates ASEAN Community ảnh 1Visitors enjoy Vietnamese food at an international food festival in HCM City. (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union hosted a SoutheastAsian food festival in the city on September 29 to celebrate the 50thanniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The eventfeatures culinary delights and traditional costumes from the bloc’s ten membernations.

NguyenThi Bich Ngoc, President of the city women’s union, said the event aims tointroduce the culture and people of ASEAN nations to local people.

Thecultural exchange is among efforts of the chapter to promote the solidarity andfriendship between ASEAN nations with Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh Cityin particular, Ngoc said.

Foundedin 1967, the 10-member ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The blocformed the ASEAN Community on December 31, 2015.

ASEAN is one of Vietnam’s leading tradingpartners and an important driving force in helping Vietnam’s economy maintainits exports and growth over recent years.-VNA
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