National Day of Vietnam takes place at Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan

Vietnam’s National Day was marked at Expo 2017 Astana in the capital of Kazakhstan on August 29, featuring folk music performances that attracted a large audience.
National Day of Vietnam takes place at Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan ảnh 1Folk music performances have been held every day inside the Vietnam pavilion at Expo 2017 Astana. (Photo: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)

Astana (VNA) – Vietnam’s NationalDay was marked at Expo 2017 Astana in the capital of Kazakhstan on August 29,featuring folk music performances that attracted a large audience.

The event took place to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of National Day (September 2, 1945) and the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-Kazakhstan diplomatic ties.

Vietnam is among 115 exhibitors from acrossthe world at the Expo 2017 Astana, themed “Future Power”, underway from June 10to September 10. The 25-hectare grounds enableparticipating countries to introduce their beauty, potential and initiatives inusing power sources for sustainable development.

Vietnam’s pavilion at the exhibition is themed“Fusion of Tradition and Modernity – Vietnam’s Future Energy”. The pavilionfeatures various photos and videos telling the story of a country withbeautiful landscapes, world heritages and rich cultures, and the richness ofthe Mekong Delta region.

It also showcases ways of Vietnamese ancientpeople to get energy from nature, for example, traditional water mills forirrigation and water-driven rice pounding mortars.

The country’s tourism potentialis also on show, with handicrafts available on site.

Additionally, the pavilion hoststraditional performances every day, together with shows by artists from theVietnam Music Academy and Vietnam Puppetry Theatre.

Speaking at the event, Ministerof Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien said developing clean sourcesof energy like solar energy, biomass energy, and wind power, is part ofVietnam’s national plan for power development.-VNA

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