“Vietnamese Culture Days” in Russia a success

The “Vietnamese Cultural Days” in Russia has successfully concluded after an impressive performance in Yaroslav city – its third destination after Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The “Vietnamese Cultural Days” in Russia has successfully concludedafter an impressive performance in Yaroslav city – its third destinationafter Moscow and St. Petersburg.

During theweek-long event, ended on June 30, both Russian friends and overseasVietnamese in the country were feasted with Vietnamese traditional musicand dance, Vovinam martial arts demonstration, Ao Dai (long dress) showand Russian songs performed by Vietnamese singers.

It also included a number of activities such as a lacquer paintingexhibition, a round-table seminar on cultural cooperation between thetwo countries, a tourism promotion programme and a Vietnamese film week.

Jointly held by Vietnam ’s Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism and Russia ’s Ministry of Culture, it was part ofthe regular cultural cooperation between Vietnam and Russia , whichoffered a chance for people of both sides to get a deeper understandingof each other’s cultural identity and artistic beauty.

Earlier, the Vietnamese delegation headed by Minister of Culture,Sports and Tourism had a meeting with Yaroslav city’s leaders whohighlighted the cooperation potential between the city and Vietnameselocalities, especially in culture and tourism.

The two sides also discussed ways to beef up their partnership in sports and sport training.

During the past 15 years, Yaroslav city has set up ties with manyVietnamese cities and provinces, especially Da Nang city, while two-waytrade between the city and Vietnam has also risen dramatically in thelast 10 years.-VNA

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