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HCM City to host 9th Vietnam-Japan Festival next month

The 9th Vietnam-Japan Festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 9-10, aiming to tighten the friendship between the two countries, said the city’s Director of External Affairs Department Tran Phuoc Anh.
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Aki Toujin, a professional Yosakoi team in Japan will attend the 9th Vietnam-Japan Festival in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: courtesy of the festival organisers)

HCM City (VNA) – The 9th Vietnam-Japan Festivalwill take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 9-10, aiming to tighten thefriendship between the two countries, said the city’s Director of ExternalAffairs Department Tran Phuoc Anh.

Speaking at a press conference to announce the event on February29, the official emphasised that the festival is expected to enhance cultural exchange between the twocountries, connect businesses, and promote their trade, investment, and tourismcooperation.

It is also a premise for deepening the cooperative relationsbetween the two countries, opening a new period of stronger and more extensivedevelopment, meeting the common needs and interests of both countries andcontributing to peace and stability in the region and the world.

Ono Masuo, Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City said thatlast year, Japan and Vietnam upgraded their relationship to aComprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and theWorld.

He added that the close relations between the two countries havebeen built on the foundation of close exchanges between the two peoples.Therefore, Japan hopes that the festival will see the participation of manypeople in the city, which helps promote the friendship between the two nations.

The festival will feature trade, culinary, and tourismexchange programmes, promotional activities for Vietnamese and Japaneseproducts, cultural and artistic exchanges, seminars, and trade talks to promoteJapan tourism in Vietnam. There will be a Vietnamese “Ao Dai” show, activities on the Japanese teaceremony, origami - the Japanese art of paper folding, and music performancesof Japanese and Vietnamese popular singers and bands.

Last year, the 8th edition of the festival in the city attractednearly 500,000 visitors./.

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