Illustrative photo (Source: nhandan.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – An international cuisine festival, the sixth of its kind was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Service Department for Diplomatic Corps at the Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound in Hanoi on December 9. Opening the annual event, Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga, who is spouse of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and sponsor of this year’s edition, thanked international friends, embassies, ASEAN Women's Circle of Hanoi and businesses for their participation and contributions to the festival’s charity activities in recent years. The festival featured 130 booths run by 90 units from embassies and foreign organisations in Vietnam, agencies of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and businesses in the northern and southern regions. Guests included ambassadors, representatives of foreign cultural organisations, the media, and local authorities nationwide. In addition to food … [Read more...] about Cuisine festival helps introduce Vietnam’s images to int’l friends
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Vietnam’s culture and cuisine introduced in South Africa
Visitors at Vietnam's stall (Photo: VNA) Organized in Sai Gon Restaurant in Johannesburg city, the event is part of a series of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-South Africa diplomatic relations establishment (December 22nd, 1993 - December 22nd, 2018). Speaking at the opening ceremony of the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Vu Van Dung emphasized that the year of 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Vietnam – South Africa diplomatic relations, and 100 years of the birthdays of President Nelson Mandela and Ms. Albertina Sisulu, who are symbols for the struggle for freedom, justice, democracy and reconciliation of humanity in general and South Africa in particular. Over the past 25 years, the official, people and cultural diplomacy channels have contributed to making the bilateral relations between Vietnam and South Africa closer. Vietnam’s cuisine, including various dishes in both banquet and street restaurant style, all left deep … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s culture and cuisine introduced in South Africa
Vietnamese, int’l cuisines to be showcased at food festival in Hà Nội
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese and international cuisines and cultural activities will be on display this Sunday, December 9 at a food festival held by the Service Department for Diplomatic Corps under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The annual event will take place at the Vạn Phúc Diplomatic Compound at 298 Kim Mã Street, Hà Nội following the successes of previous editions held since 2014. The festival will have more than 100 booths of embassies in Việt Nam, foreign cultural centres and agencies of the Foreign Ministry showcasing traditional and international dishes. It will also attract the participation of enterprises in food production and the service sector, which will take advantage of the event to promote their trademark products to domestic and foreign customers. Guests include ambassadors, representatives of foreign cultural organisations, press and media and local authorities’ representatives nationwide. This … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, int’l cuisines to be showcased at food festival in Hà Nội
Vietnamese tourism, cuisine introduced in South Africa
Participants enjoy Vietnamese food at the event (Photo: VNA) Pretoria (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa held a Vietnamese Culture and Cuisine Day in Johannesburg on December 5 to introduce Vietnamese tourism, landscapes and cuisine. The event, part of activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and South Africa, was attended by Sindiswa Mququ, Chief Director for South, Central and Southeast Asia at the South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation; Malaysian Ambassador Mohamad Nizan Mohamad, Chairman of the ASEAN Pretoria Committee; and ambassadors of ASEAN countries in South Africa, among others. Opening the event, Ambassador Vu Van Dung noted Vietnam and South Africa are celebrating 25 years of their ties in 2018, the same year many activities have been held around the world to mark the 100th birthdays of President Nelson Mandela and political activist Albertina Sisulu, two symbols … [Read more...] about Vietnamese tourism, cuisine introduced in South Africa
Italian Cuisine Week celebrated in HCM City
Italian Cuisine Week is being celebrated in HCM City to introduce the cultural values of the European nation. — VNS File Photo.Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Italian Cuisine Week is being celebrated in HCM City to introduce the cultural values of the European nation. Organised by the Italian consulate in the city and to run until November 29, the event includes Italian chefs, food tasting and dinners, cultural events, conferences, and commercial promotion programmes. It began with the “Learning by Eating the Italian Way” seminar on November 16. The “Triple I Conversation on the Theme of Food Business” seminar will be held at the consulate on November 23, and the “Borsa Vini” exhibition at The Reverie Saigon hotel on November 26. Many thematic dinners are planned in collaboration with restaurants and hotels in the city like Namo Tuscan Grill, Bamboo Chic Restaurant, The Reverie Saigon’s Romeo and Juliet Restaurant, and the Park Hyatt … [Read more...] about Italian Cuisine Week celebrated in HCM City