ASEAN Cultural Day in northern Vinh Phuc province

With the participation of representatives from the Embassies of ASEAN members in Vietnam, the event was an opportunity to review achievements of the block over the past 50 years and help cadres, Party members and ethnic people in the province to study more about specific cultural values of ethnic groups in ASEAN. It was also a motivation for the promotion of friendship cooperation, cultural and economic development between Vinh Phuc province and ASEAN countries, making positive contribution to building a peaceful and sustainable ASEAN community.

Over the past years, Vinh Phuc province has always paid attention to promoting cooperation with partners from ASEAN, and exchanges with people in ASEAN countries. The province currently records 27 projects by ASEAN investors.

In education and training, the province has assisted Laos in training hundreds of tertiary and post-tertiary students. In addition, Singapore and the Philippines have helped the province train hundreds of English teachers under the government’s project on teaching and studying foreign languages in the national education system for the 2008-2020 period.

Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi appreciated the responsibilities of and contributions made by Vietnam in promoting unification and stability for a powerful ASEAN. He emphasized that achievements made by Vietnam will be a stable foundation for a bright future of ASEAN and successful integration of Vietnam in the international community.

After the opening ceremony, a music exchange between the ASEAN members and an exhibition themed “ASEAN - Peace and Development” were held./.