Vietnam attends tour expo in RoK

A show of Vietnamese traditional ao dai (long robe) was part of activities to open the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Tour Expo 2011 in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Daegu city, one of the three largest tourism fairs in the East Asian country.
A show of Vietnamese traditional ao dai (long robe) was part ofactivities to open the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Tour Expo 2011 in the Republic ofKorea (RoK)’s Daegu city, one of the three largest tourism fairs in theEast Asian country.

Vietnam introduced the imagesof its landscape, people and information on tours and flights to thecountry at the expo which opened on April 15.

Addressing theopening ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to RoK Tran Trong Toan welcomedthe organisation of cultural exchange activities between the Vietnamand RoK to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation in manyfields, including culture, tourism and fashion.

Last year, 520,000 RoK tourists visited Vietnam .

Theexpo drew the participation of more than 200 businesses andorganisations with 400 booths and is expected to attract 68,000visitors.

Daegu-Gyeongbuk Tour Expo 2011 will last until April 18./.

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