The three-day festival, according to the organizing panel, the RoK Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in a press conference on October 17 in Hanoi, is to mark the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties.

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At the press conference. Source: hanoimoi.com.vn 
A wide variety of activities will take place during the festival, including the introduction of Vietnamese and Korean agricultural food processing products at various pavilions and traditional dishes of Vietnam and the RoK. The event also includes a cooking competition named Vietnam-Korean Master Chef and traditional art performances with exchanges with young artists such as Soobin Hoang Son, Noo Phuoc Thinh, Haha, Lee Kwang Soo and Skull.

According to Heo Song Moo, Counselor of the RoK Embassy in Vietnam, the festival is considered as a cuisine, cultural and art catalyst that links Vietnam with the RoK and helps bolster connectivity between the two countries’ businesses. 

First organized in 2008, this festival has become more ever more attractive to visitors. Last year, the festival welcomed nearly 100,000 visitors.

Source: PANO/Nhandan

Translated by Mai Huong