Vietnam joined nine other ASEAN countries and the bloc’s partners in an ASEAN food festival to enhance cultural exchanges and mobilise funds for impoverished children in the Southeast Asian region.
Laos’ capital city of Vientiane is hosting the ASEAN Food Festival and
Goods Exhibition as part of efforts to strengthen its ties with other
capital cities of ASEAN member countries.
The Vietnam Ministry of Foreign
Affairs held a ceremony to mark the 45 th the founding anniversary of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and 17 years since
the country joined the group in Hanoi on August 8.