Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam Festival in Japan’s Aichi prefecture has becomeone of the most attractive festivals in the locality as it attracted nearly200,000 visitors over the past two days.
The “Vietnam Festival in Aichi 2018 - Ho Chi Minh City’s Integration andDevelopment” took place at Hisaya Odori Park, Nagoya city, from April 7-8.
An array of festivities was held during the fesival, including a photoexhibition showcasing Ho Chi Minh City’s images, traditional art performancesand cuisine introduction.
Attending the event, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee NguyenThanh Phong noted that the festival was a vivid illustration for the fruitfulrelations between the two sides.
He expressed his hope that the festival would bring exhilarating experiences ofeconomy, culture, art and tourism in Vietnam in general and those in Ho ChiMinh in particular to Aichi residents, helping tighten cooperative ties betweenthe two localities.
Meanwhile, Governor of Aichi prefecture Hideaki Omura stressed that theVietnamese southern largest economic hub and Aichi prefecture inked an agreementto set up friendship and cooperative relations in 2016.
Among 200 Aichi firms operating inVietnam, 70 of them landed investment in Ho Chi Minh City and there are 23,000Vietnamese people living and working in the Japanese prefecture.
Head of the festival organising boardNoriko Hirose wished that the festival would help bring Vietnamese imagescloser to local residents.-VNA
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