ASEAN festival kicks off in Hanoi

The ASEAN festival kicked off in Hanoi on July 13 in celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

On display at the event are charts showing the establishment and development of ASEAN over the past 50 years, postal stamps about the community, as well as photos and documentaries about the land and people and exhibits about the cultures in the block.

Visitors to the festival grasp a general view about the beauty of the land and people in ASEAN, while learning more about the ASEAN community with its three pillars: the Political-Security Community, the Economic Community and the Socio-Cultural Community.

The event will last until July 15 at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.-VNA

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