Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh,
Vietnamese Ambassador Doan Manh Giao and Deputy Head of the China
National Tourism Administration Du Ri Li along with more than 200
representatives from offices, organisation and enterprises from China
and Vietnam attended the event.
Addressing the
opening ceremony, Minister Anh stressed that the event is of special
significance as it is being organised on the occasion of the 65 th
anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2), the Vietnam-China
Friendship Year and 60 th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties.
2010 is an important year to Vietnam as the
country will celebrate the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi
while assuming the ASEAN Chair. Thus, the country wishes to work with
all neighbouring countries and other partners for peace, stability,
cooperation and development of Asia and the world, he said.
For his part, Du Ri Li spoke highly of Vietnam ’s contributions to
the Shanghai Expo. He said Vietnam and China are creating new
opportunities after 60 years of establishing diplomatic ties, adding
that cooperation in politics, economics, science-technology and culture
is developing fruitfully thanks to the special attention of the two
countries’ leaders, he said.
Within the framework of
the event, Vietnamese artists staged a special performance highlighting
the country’s traditional culture. Nearly 300 Vietnamese and Chinese
enterprises also attended a forum on investment cooperation jointly held
by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Shanghai Trade
Promotion Committee./.
