Vietnam's traditional martialart federation has been warmly welcomed as the 40th member of the Worldof Martial Art Union (WoMAU) at a ceremony held in Chungju, the Republicof Korea.
It is the second Vietnamese member of the international organisation, following the Vietnam Vovinam Federation.
WoMAU, recognised and sponsored by UNESCO, has carried out programmesto research, preserve and popularise traditional martial arts globallythrough activities at the annual festival in the RoK.
Inthis year's WoMAU festival, ten Vietnamese martial artists haveshowcased kungfu techniques at Chungju World Martial Arts Park.
Meanwhile, in a performance competition for participating delegations,the Vietnamese team scored 179.4 points to finish third and earn a placein the finals, scheduled for September 14.-VNA