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Vietnam joins multicultural festival in Australia

The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia is participating in a multicultural festival that opened on February 21 in Canberra to promote beauty of Vietnamese land and people to Australians and international friends.
Vietnam joins multicultural festival in Australia ảnh 1Visitors at the Vietnamese booth (Photo: VNA)

Sydney (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy inAustralia is participating in a multicultural festival that opened on February21 in Canberra to promote beauty of Vietnamese land and people to Australians andinternational friends.

The three-day event features over 330 booths from organisations and foreignembassies and communities in Australia.

Vietnam’s booth displays cultural publications, tourism products and handicrafts,luring a great number of visitors.  

Art performance programmes joined by hundreds of art troupes from many countrieshave been arranged within the framework of the event.

Chris Steel, Minister of Australian Capital Territory’s Multicultural Affairs, said the festival aims to createconnectivity in the community and encourage the harmony among different racesand cultures in the country.

The annual festival is expected to welcome over 200,000 visitors, he said./.

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