Vietnamese handicrafts join charity fair in Japan

Vietnam and 26 other member countries of the Asia Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) sold their typical handicraft articles at a charity fair on Apr. 18 in Japan’s capital Tokyo.


Vietnam and 26 other member countries of the Asia Pacific LadiesFriendship Society (ALFS) sold their typical handicraft articles at acharity fair on Apr. 18 in Japan’s capital Tokyo to raise money forwelfare activities and aid relief to natural disaster victims worldwide.

The event offered a good chance for regional womento exchange information, enhance knowledge and learn about the cultureof other countries.

ALFS is an organisation underthe Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the aim to promoteexchanges, enhance friendship and contribute to social welfare. The500-member organisation gathers wives of former prime ministers,politicians and diplomats of Japan and wives of 27 Asian-Pacificambassadors to Japan .

All proceedings from salesof goods at the fair will be sent to the society’s fund, and then bedistributed among member countries for domestic charitable work.

In 2011, all the earned money was donated to people in Japan ’sNortheast who suffered from the severe earthquake and tsunami on Mar.11, 2011.-VNA

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