The week, to be organized under the chair of the People’s Committee of Dien Bien province, will feature a wide range of cultural, sport and tourism activities introducing typical cultural identities and tourism products of the Northwestern region, Ho Chi Minh City, and Luang Prabang.

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A dancing performance honoring the Vietnam - Laos relations (Photo: Dien Bien provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism)

Outstanding activities will include exhibitions of tourism photos of the Vietnamese and Lao localities; displays of tourism and agricultural products; and experience of cultural, sport and tourism activities of the localities.

Familiarization trips, a workshop promoting tourism of the northwest and Ho Chi Minh City, and a cultural exchange program between Northwestern provinces and Luang Prabang will also be held.

The culture and tourism week is part of the 2023 cooperation plan under the agreement on tourism development cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and eight Northwestern provinces for 2020 - 2025.

It is expected to help foster the cooperation, friendship, and cultural, economic, trade and tourism ties between the Vietnamese localities and Luang Prabang, as well as other Northern Lao provinces.

Source: VNA