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Vietnam’s cuisine, fine art shines in South Africa

The Embassy of Vietnam in South Africa hosted a booth, featuring Vietnamese cuisine and fine art at a trade fair in Pretoria, South Africa on November 13.
Vietnam’s cuisine, fine art shines in South Africa ảnh 1Artist Nguyen Minh Son introduces Vietnamese art work to visitors (Source: VNA)

Pretoria (VNA) – The Embassy ofVietnam in South Africa hosted a booth, featuring Vietnamese cuisine and fineart at a trade fair in Pretoria, South Africa on November 13.

The event welcomed nearly 100 guests from embassiesand agencies of Southeast Asian nations in South Africa, representatives fromthe South African Department of Arts and Culture, and Vietnamese overseasagencies.

Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador toSouth Africa Vu Van Dung thanked the organisers of the ASEAN – Africa TradeFair, the first of its kind, saying that the event presents an opportunity for Vietnameseartist Nguyen Minh Son to introduce Vietnam’s culture and contemporary fineart.

Son’s presentation enabled visitors to get aninsight into the landscape and people of Vietnam, including theUNESCO-recognised natural wonder of Ha Long Bay, Nha Trang beach, Hanoi’s oldquarter and Hoi An ancient city, among others.

The work arts displayed at the event were previouslyshowcased at exhibitions in London, Singapore, the US, Hong Kong (China) and theRepublic of Korea.

A number of the works were presented to theEmbassy of Vietnam in South Africa. Participants also ate Vietnamese food duringthe event.-VNA
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