The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa held an ASEAN Festival in Pretoria on October 31 to welcome the success of the 15 th ASEAN Summit and Vietnam ’s assumption of the bloc’s chair in 2010.

Attending the event were representatives from ASEAN member countries’ embassies, trade and press agencies, including Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , the Philippines , Myanmar and Vietnam .

Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Nguyen Manh Hung said that through various cultural and sports activities, the day would help tighten the solidarity and friendship in the ASEAN family.

He expressed his hope that the traditional friendship and cooperation among ASEAN nations will be further consolidated and developed in the future./.