Impressions of Vietnamese Ao Dai at ASEAN Textile Exhibition

The Embassies of ASEAN countries and Timor Leste have coordinated with the University of Technology Brunei (UTB) and the ASEAN Youth Network Brunei (AYAN Brunei) to organize the ASEAN Textile Exhibition

Ambassador Tran Anh Vu discussed with Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah about the meaning of Ao Dai at the exhibition booth of the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei Darussalam.

On the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8, 1967 - August 8, 2024), the Embassies of ASEAN countries and Timor Leste coordinated with the University of Technology Brunei (UTB) and the ASEAN Youth Network Brunei (AYAN Brunei) to organize the ASEAN Textile Exhibition from August 22-24 in the capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

At the Exhibition, representative agencies and enterprises of ASEAN countries introduced many traditional costumes and unique textile products, attracting the attention of many agencies, organizations, Brunei people and international friends. In particular, the participation of the Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam Al-Muhtadee Billah was one of the highlights of the Exhibition, which was paid attention to and reported extensively by the Brunei press.

The exhibition booth of the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei displays a number of traditional Vietnamese ao dai, ao ngu than and modernized ao dai, combined with ao dai performances by the Vietnamese community and UTB University students.

Delegates and friends were interested and impressed by the beauty, history and significance of the Ao Dai, especially the reflection of the cultural and humanistic values ​​of the Vietnamese people through the Ao Ngu Than costume. The Embassy's exhibition booth also displayed a number of rattan and bamboo products and handicrafts provided by Vietnamese businesses in Brunei.

Deputy Minister of Culture and some Brunei friends visited and took photos with Vietnamese Ao Dai models at the Exhibition

Participation in the ASEAN Textile Exhibition is part of the efforts of the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei Darussalam to celebrate ASEAN Day, promote Vietnamese culture and contribute to promoting understanding and people-to-people exchange between the two countries.

These are also priority contents in the Action Program to implement the Vietnam - Brunei Comprehensive Partnership for the 2023-2027 period, approved during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Brunei in February 2023.

Some pictures at the Exhibition

Representative of Vietnamese community at the Exhibition.

Timor Leste's Foreign Minister took a photo with representatives of the Vietnamese community at the Exhibition.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/an-tuong-ao-dai-viet-nam-tai-trien-lam-det-may-asean-283998.html