On February 28, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City held a press conference to inform about the series of activities of the 10th Vietnam-Japan Festival in 2025.
The series of activities of the 10th Vietnam - Japan Festival in 2025 is co-organized by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Japan Vietnam - Japan Festival Organizing Committee.
At the press conference, Mr. Le Truong Duy - Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City informed that, following the success of the previous 9 times, the 10th Vietnam - Japan Festival in Ho Chi Minh City will take place on March 8-9, 2025 with the theme " Holding hands together - Until tomorrow ".
According to Mr. Le Truong Duy, this year's festival marks the 10th anniversary of JVF in Ho Chi Minh City, an annual cultural and diplomatic activity imbued with the national identity of Vietnam - Japan, affirming the "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" relationship between the two countries, enhancing cultural exchange, promoting trade, investment, tourism, enhancing friendship and mutual understanding.
This year, the Festival will feature a program of exchange, promotion of trade, cuisine, culture and tourism between Vietnam and Japan, held for 2 days and 2 nights on March 8-9 at 23/9 Park (Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1) with about 155 exhibitors.
The exchange activity “Children – Earth – Future” through a series of cultural, artistic and sports exchange programs aims to create opportunities for exchange, learning and strengthening solidarity between the young generations of Vietnam and Japan.
Notably, the festival's Organizing Committee will organize a "friendship cycling" program, with the participation of delegates from the two countries and athletes from Ho Chi Minh City and Japan from Ba Son metro station (District 1).
On this route, the delegation will take photos at beautiful locations in the city, especially the metro station, symbolizing the achievements of effective cooperation and companionship between the Japanese Government and the Vietnamese Government.
In particular, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam - Japan Festival in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ho Chi Minh City Festival in Japan will be held for the first time in Tokyo (Japan), scheduled from November 1-2, 2025 at the Tokyo International Forum Convention Center. The event aims to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam - Japan Festival in Ho Chi Minh City, marking a new development step of the Vietnam - Japan Festival when it is held in both Vietnam and Japan.
Speaking at the press conference, Mr. Ono Masuo - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City said that the Friendship Cycling Journey at the Vietnam - Japan Festival 2025 has a special meaning to promote and raise awareness of environmental protection, build a healthy lifestyle, and use public bicycles and Metro trains in daily life.
At this year's event, the Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City said that sports exchange activities were also widely organized at this year's festival to help Vietnamese people have the opportunity to learn and experience typical Japanese sports such as performances and exchanges with SUMO wrestlers from the Japan Sumo Federation and the T-Ball exchange tournament for students of the two countries.
From there, Mr. Ono Masuo hopes to open up opportunities for long-term cooperation and development of these two disciplines in Vietnam in the near future.
Mr. Le Truong Duy - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the Vietnam - Japan Festival in Ho Chi Minh City and the Ho Chi Minh City Festival in Japan in 2025 are a series of events that contribute to marking a long journey in the close friendship between the governments and people of the two countries, especially after the event of celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vietnam - Japan diplomatic relations. Thereby, opening a new chapter in the joint efforts to develop the relationship between the two countries strongly and substantially in all fields, contributing to peace and stability in the region and the world.
It is known that the 9th Vietnam - Japan Festival held in 2024 attracted more than 428,000 visitors, marking an important milestone in the friendly relations between the two countries.
Source: https://daidoanket.vn/le-hoi-viet-nhat-dien-ra-tu-8-3-tai-tp-ho-chi-minh-10300688.html
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