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Vietnamese culture spotlighted at Asian fair in France

A Vietnamese cultural space was set up at the large-scale 2023 Asian fair (Salon d’Asie 2023) held in France’s Lyon city from December 2-3.
Vietnamese culture spotlighted at Asian fair in France ảnh 1At the Vietnamese space at the fair. (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – A Vietnamese culturalspace was set up at the large-scale 2023 Asian fair (Salon d’Asie 2023) held inFrance’s Lyon city from December 2-3.

This was the first time Vietnam had officiallyjoined the event, aiming to maintain the participation in the comingyears, contributing to promoting the image of Vietnam as a friendly andhospitable nation to international friends.

Vietnamese Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang called Vietnam’spartaking in the fair as an honorary guest a meaningful event in 2023 thatmarks the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties, and 10years of the strategic partnership.

The Vietnamese space was set up by 11 partnersoperating in such spheres as cuisine, tourism, culture and martial arts,drawing large crowds of visitors.
The event will create a premise for Vietnam toparticipate in activities in the Eurexpo exhibition centre that houses the fairin the time ahead, said deputy director of the Vietnamese culture centre inFrance Tang Thanh Son.

The fair featured hundreds of booths by Asiannations, and attracted about 62,000 visitors./.
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