Nghe An opens Vietnam - Japan Cultural Week
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of September 28, within the framework of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan (1973-2018), the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association of Nghe An province coordinated with the Japan Cultural Exchange Center in Nghe An to organize the Vietnam - Japan Cultural Week in Nghe An.
Attending the ceremony on the Japanese side were Mr. Ando Toshiki - Director of the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange; Mr. Bui Khac Son - Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission, Chairman of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations; Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Hong Ky - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Transport, Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association.
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| Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Le |
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Ando Toshiki - Director of the Japan Cultural Exchange Center affirmed that 10 years of operation of the Japan Cultural Center in Vietnam is also 10 years of operation of the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association of Nghe An province.
That was also the time when the relationship between Vietnam and Japan was especially expanded and deepened. In this context, it is necessary to increase bilateral exchange activities to deepen mutual understanding, especially in the cultural field.
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| Mr. Ando Toshiki - Director of the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Le |
“We are planning and implementing support for various programs and projects with three main areas of activity: Cultural and Artistic Exchange, Japanese Language Education Abroad, Japanese Studies and Knowledge Exchange,” Mr. Ando Toshiki emphasized.
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| Delegates cut the ribbon to open the Vietnam - Japan Cultural Week. Photo: Thanh Le |
During the Vietnam - Japan Cultural Week in Nghe An, there will be activities: Photo exhibition "World Heritage of Japan", some documents about the Dong Du movement and patriot Phan Boi Chau. At Vinh University, there will be a screening of Japanese social psychology films...
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| Delegates visit the photo exhibition "World Heritage of Japan". Photo: Thanh Le |
The Vietnam - Japan Cultural Week in Nghe An province, held on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, will be an opportunity to further enhance the interest in exchange activities between Japan and Vietnam in general and Japan and Nghe An in particular.
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| Students in Vinh City visit the exhibition. Photo: Thanh Le |
