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Goodwill ambassador for Japanese cheery blossom picked

an Dieu Anh, a student from the Vietnam-Japan University has been selected as the first goodwill ambassador for Japanese cherry blossom in 2019 after a competition held in the framework of the Japan cherry blossom festival - Hanoi 2019.
Goodwill ambassador for Japanese cheery blossom picked ảnh 1Goodwill ambassadors for Japanese cherry blossom Tran Dieu Anh (R) and Pham Ngoc Linh (Source: vov.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Tran Dieu Anh, a studentfrom the Vietnam-Japan University has been selected as the first goodwill ambassadorfor Japanese cherry blossom in 2019 after a competition held in the frameworkof the Japan cherry blossom festival - Hanoi 2019.

Pham Ngoc Linh, a flight attendant of the national flag carrier VietnamAirlines is the second goodwill ambassador.

According to Director of the HanoiDepartment of Culture and Sports and head of the organisation board of theevent To Van Dong, the competition aims to encourage young people to learnabout the culture and people of Japan, thus promoting cultural exchange betweenthe two countries.

The Vietnamese goodwill ambassadorsfor cherry blossom must have a passion for enhancing Vietnam-Japan ties as wellas knowledge of and interest in Japan and N4-level Japanese speakingability. 

The ambassadors will be responsible for fosteringthe Vietnam-Japan friendship by joining events related to Japan and Vietnamheld in the two countries. They will begin at the opening ceremony of the Japan cherry blossom festival –Hanoi2019.

The Japan cherry blossom festival 2019 takes place in Hanoi from March 29-31. It features manycultural exchanges, including a display of Japanese cherry blossoms andVietnamese flowers. 

Japanese teaculture, chess, Yosakoi – a unique style of dance staged by large teams - andfolk games, along with Vietnamese arts like ca tru (ceremonial singing) and hatxam (blind wanderers’ music) will also be introduced during the festival.

Visitors to the festival will have a chance totaste Japanese and Vietnamese dishes to be showcased at about 20 pavilions atthe Hanoi Children’s Palace. 

There will also be investment and tourismpromotion conferences, and an exchange programme on education andhealthcare. 

Held by the Hanoi People’s Committee and theJapanese Embassy in Vietnam, the festival aims to promote the images of thecountry, culture and people of Japan, and bring Vietnamese and Japanese peoplecloser.-VNA
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