Vietnam attends opening of 17th world youth festival

A Vietnamese youth delegation, led by the first secretary of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Vo Van Thuong, attended the opening ceremony of the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday.

The opening in Lucas 'Masterpieces' Moripe Stadium included a parade of the participating nations; art performances; a torch light procession and military review.

At least 140 delegations are attending the festival which is intended to promote youth in the struggle for peace, solidarity and social transformation.

Vietnam's delegation will explain Vietnam Communist Party and State policies for youth at various gatherings over the next eight days.

Their focus will be on workshops to introduce Vietnam; exhibits that show Vietnam, the country and its people, and attending international seminars.

They will also attend bilateral meetings with youth from Cuba, North Korea and Laos.

The festival - the world's most important youth forum - is held every five years.

Sixteen have been held since the first in 1915.

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Vietnam attends charitable fair in India

The Vietnamese Embassy in India attended an international fair for charity which opened in New Delhi on November 28.

The fair also attracted the participation of more than 40 foreign embassies, including those of Spain , Russia , China , Japan , Kazakhstan , Pakistan , Egypt and Thailand .

The Vietnamese Embassy’s pavilion showcased the country’s traditional products such as lacquer paintings, palm-leaf hats, Central Highlands coffee and Pho (noodle soup).

On the occasion, the Vietnamese embassy distributed many cultural documents and publications as well as special editions on the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the Vietnam-India relations in order to promote the image of the Vietnamese country and people as well as the fine traditional relationship between the two countries.

Initiated and organised by the association of women in diplomatic corps in New Delhi , the annual fair aims to raise funds for charitable activities in India . The day-long event also offers a chance to foreign embassies in India to promote their countries’ handicrafts, culture, cuisine and tourism./.

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