Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) culture and food festival willtake place in Hanoi between November 30 and December 2.
The organisers,including the RoK Embassy, Hanoi People’s Committee and Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism, selected the Starlake urban complex in the West Lake areaas the venue.
This year is the 10th time the annual event has been held, and this year’s budget is seven timeshigher than the inaugural event.
The festival will featurea Vietnam-RoK talent contest, a 100-stall food space and musical performances.
Vietnam and the RoKestablished diplomatic ties on December 22, 1992. They set up theircomprehensive strategic partnership in August 2001, and agreed to lift ties toa strategic cooperative partnership in October 2009.
Traditional Korean foods are becoming increasingly popularamongst Vietnamese people, namely kimchi, kimbab, bulgogi, cold noodle soup,and noodles with black bean sauce. Korean pop music and fashion also haveincreased influence on Vietnamese youths. –VNA