Highlights of Vietnamese Festivals

On the evening of September 7, the Vietnam - Korea Festival opened at Bien Dong Park, Da Nang . The festival was organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs in coordination with relevant departments, agencies and the Korean Consulate General in Da Nang to respond to the love of Vietnamese - Korean culture of the people and tourists.

Performance of traditional costumes of Vietnam and Korea at the opening ceremony.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong, Head of the Festival Organizing Committee, said that following the success of the Vietnam - Korea Festival held in 2022, this year, Da Nang welcomed delegates to attend the Vietnam - Korea Festival taking place over three days from September 7 to 9.

According to Mr. Tran Chi Cuong, after more than 30 years of establishing diplomatic relations, Vietnam and Korea have achieved many important achievements in most fields. Vietnam - Korea relations have been upgraded to "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" in 2022. Korea is currently the number one foreign direct investment (FDI) investor in Vietnam. The two countries are aiming to increase trade turnover to 100 billion USD by 2023. Korea is a key tourist market for Vietnam. The fields of culture and sports have truly become a bridge connecting the people of the two countries.

Korean artists perform at the opening ceremony.

The Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee shared that Da Nang is an active locality in building friendly relations and official cooperation with Korean localities such as Changwon, Daegu, Hwaseong, Seoul and Jeju. The areas of cooperation between Da Nang city and Korean partners are diverse, ranging from investment, trade, tourism , infrastructure construction, smart cities to training, staff exchange, short-term labor exchange, etc. In particular, fully aware of the role of culture and cultural exchange in bilateral cooperation, the city government always creates favorable conditions for cultural exchange activities between Da Nang and Korean partners to take place regularly.

With that meaning, the Vietnam - Korea Festival in Da Nang city is oriented to become an annual foreign cultural event of the city. This year, the Festival takes place at Bien Dong Park with a larger campus, invested in a larger scale, decorated more impressively than last year with a variety of accompanying activities, 3 nights of special art programs and the participation of 60 booths introducing information, culture, specialties, cuisine, folk games, etc.

"The festival promises to bring participants a wonderful journey of experience, meeting the needs of exchange, entertainment and expression for those who have a love for Vietnamese - Korean culture. At the same time, from the results of this festival, the cooperative relationship between Da Nang city and Korean partners will be continuously expanded, the solidarity between the people of the two countries will be increasingly strong", Mr. Tran Chi Cuong emphasized.

At the opening ceremony, Korean Consul General in Da Nang City Kang Boo Sung expressed his joy that Da Nang City and the Consulate General co-organized the second Vietnam - Korea Festival and said: Over the past 30 years, the relationship between the two countries has achieved remarkable development in many fields of economy, trade, investment, culture and people-to-people exchange.

Trade between the two countries has increased 175 times since the establishment of diplomatic relations. Korea has become the largest investor in Vietnam. There are currently 170,000 Koreans living in Vietnam and 230,000 Vietnamese citizens living in Korea. These citizens are the bridge between the two countries.

In 2019, the number of Korean visitors to Da Nang city reached 1.7 million. Despite a short pause due to COVID-19, the number of Koreans visiting Da Nang in the first half of 2023 reached about 620,000, recovering to 73% of pre-pandemic levels.

Mr. Kang Boo Sung believes that the festival will be a valuable opportunity to deepen mutual understanding, enhance goodwill and develop the relationship between the two countries through active human, cultural and economic exchange activities between the people of Korea and Vietnam. The Korean Consulate General will continue to implement activities to further enhance understanding and cooperation between Vietnam and Korea.

The opening ceremony took place with many unique cultural and culinary exchange activities between the two countries such as: traditional Vietnamese - Korean costume performance, modern dance and singing performances, etc. Many people and tourists came to attend and experience the exchange activities at the festival.

According to Baotintuc.vn

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