The festival is the first among a series of events tobe organised to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Indiadiplomatic ties and a lead-up to the Horasis India Meeting in the province.
Speaking at the opening, Vice Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Mai Hung Dung said the festival is vivid evidenceof cultural exchanges between Vietnam and India.
The event will connect the people of the two countriesand offer local residents a chance to experience typical cultural features ofIndia, he said.
The Horasis India Meeting will run in Binh Duong from September 25-27, expected tosee the presence of some 500 delegates, including officials, diplomats, andexperts from Vietnam, India, and other nations worldwide.
The economic cooperation forum, co-hosted byBinh Duong province and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),consists of six plenary sittings and 26 dialogue and discussion sessions.
Beginning in 2009, the Horasis India Meetinghas become the foremost annual meeting of Indian business leaders and theirglobal counterparts./.