Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (second from right) and Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Cecilia Piccioni at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the culture fair (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A culture fair entitled “2018 Italian Square”opened at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on November 10.
The two-day event was jointly held by the Embassy of Italy in Vietnamand the municipal People’s Committee.
Italian cuisine and wine were served by the country’s award-winningchefs at the fair.
It also included performances featuring Vietnamese and Italian artists.Various sport games were also arranged, as visitors could play football withtrainers from the Juventus Academy Vietnam.
Italian Ambassador toVietnam Cecilia Piccioni said the fair offered a chance to bring the twonations closer, while expressing her gratitude to Hanoi’s leaders for theirsupport to bolster cooperation between the city and the Italian Embassy inVietnam.
Hanoi is currentlyhome to 21 Italian investment projects with total capital of more than 38million USD. The city earned 142 million USD from exports to Italy while Italyis Hanoi’s 15th largest tourism market.
The event was designed to deepen the friendship between Hanoi andItaly, and part of activities to commemorate the 45th founding anniversary ofVietnam-Italy diplomatic ties (1973-2018).-VNA
The two-day event was jointly held by the Embassy of Italy in Vietnamand the municipal People’s Committee.
Italian cuisine and wine were served by the country’s award-winningchefs at the fair.
It also included performances featuring Vietnamese and Italian artists.Various sport games were also arranged, as visitors could play football withtrainers from the Juventus Academy Vietnam.
Italian Ambassador toVietnam Cecilia Piccioni said the fair offered a chance to bring the twonations closer, while expressing her gratitude to Hanoi’s leaders for theirsupport to bolster cooperation between the city and the Italian Embassy inVietnam.
Hanoi is currentlyhome to 21 Italian investment projects with total capital of more than 38million USD. The city earned 142 million USD from exports to Italy while Italyis Hanoi’s 15th largest tourism market.
The event was designed to deepen the friendship between Hanoi andItaly, and part of activities to commemorate the 45th founding anniversary ofVietnam-Italy diplomatic ties (1973-2018).-VNA
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