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HCM City-Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 opens

The Ho Chi Minh City – Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 is taking place in HCM City as part of activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries
HCM City-Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 opens ảnh 1An art performance at the opening ceremony (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City – Gyeongju World CulturalFestival 2017 is taking place in the Vietnamese southern hub on November 11 aspart of activities to celebrate the 25th founding anniversary of the diplomaticrelations between the two countries (December 22).

The festival, the first of its kind in HCM City held by the two cities, featuresa series of cultural exchange activities between Vietnam and the Republic ofKorea (RoK).

Addressing the opening ceremony on November 11, Chairman of the HCM CityPeople’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong highlighted the similarity in culture,history and people of Vietnam and the RoK, and stressed that this year marksthe 25 years of the fruitful cooperation between the two nations innumerous fields, including economics, culture, trade, education and tourism.

Phong said the event, which runs until December 3, is expected to convey amessage of peace, cooperation and friendship among people all around the world,while lifting friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the RoK to a newlevel in a more sustainable manner.

For his part, Governor of the RoK’s province Gyeongsangbuk-Do province KimKwan-yong underlined the Vietnam – RoK ties, saying that they are big economicpartners of each other  as well as a hugenumber of the two nation’s people are living in the respective country.

The festival helps usher in a path of peace and cooperation in culture andeconomic development, he said, adding that it contributes to promoting thecooperation between the two nations in tourism, trade and investment.

The event comprises art performances, fashion show, film screening, amongothers.

The Gyeonju World Cultural Festival is held biennially by Gyeongsangbuk-Doprovince since 1998. It was held six times in the RoK and two times in othercountries (Cambodia in 2006 and Turkey in 2013), attracting over 17 millionpeople.-VNA
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