Vietnamese food attracts Czech people in festival

Vietnamese special dishes received appraisals from visitors to a culinary and cultural festival in Prague 6 district in the Czech Republic on May 12.
Vietnamese food attracts Czech people in festival ảnh 1Vietnamese booth attracts many visitors at the festival. (Source: VNA)

Prague (VNA) –Vietnamese special dishes received appraisals from visitors to a culinary andcultural festival in Prague 6 district in the Czech Republic on May 12.

The annual culinary andcultural festival drew the participation of the Vietnamese Embassy along with39 foreign diplomatic corps in Prague 6 district.

Apart from traditionaldishes like “nem ran” (fried spring roll), “tom chien xu” (batter-fried shrimp)and “bun cha” (vermicelli with grilled pork andfresh herbs), Vietnam also contributed several art performances at thefestival.

TheVietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic has organised diverse activities aimingto promote the land and people of Vietnam to Czech people and foreigners in thecountry.

The embassy plans to hold a seminar to introduce Vietnam’s economic potentialand call on Czech investors to come to Vietnam in May, and will coordinate withthe Vietnam Administration of Tourism in promoting Vietnamese tourism in theCzech Republic in June.

Between July and the year end, many cooperation agreements are expected to besigned between localities of the two nations.

The Czech  Republic is oneof Vietnam’s largest trade partners in Central and Eastern Europe, with two-waytrade exceeding 257 million USD in 2017, of which Vietnam’s exports to theCzech Republic were over 151 million USD. 

In the first two months of 2018, export-importturnover between the two countries hit nearly 50 million USD, up 31.3 percentyear-on-year.

Vietnam’s major exports to the Czech Republicinclude footwear, garments-textiles, mobile phones, electronic components, farmproduce and aquatic products. 

Meanwhile, the country mainly imports machines,equipment, chemicals, and mechanical, pharmaceuticals and crystal products fromthe Czech Republic. 

By the end of February 2018, the Czech Republichad invested in 36 projects in Vietnam with total registered capital of over 90million USD, ranking 49th among 126 countries and territories investing inVietnam. Vietnamese enterprises have also invested in four projects worth some4.5 million USD in the Czech Republic. -VNA
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