The festival comprised sports competitions and art performances of ASEAN member countries. Each country also introduced their traditional dishes, with the Vietnamese embassy offering Pho (noodles with chicken or beef), Nem (fried spring rolls), Banh mi (Vietnamese style baguette with fillings) and coffee.

A booth displaying Vietnamese dishes at the event.

ASEAN Family Day is an annual event that aims to promote solidarity and friendship between ASEAN members through cultural, sport and culinary exchanges. It is organised in many cities all over the world by ASEAN diplomatic missions.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

ASEAN Para Games 12: Rain of gold for Vietnamese weightlifters on June 4

Female weightlifter Dang Thi Linh Phuong performed outstandingly in the women’s under-50kg and seized two gold medals on June 4 morning at the 12th ASEAN Para Games now going on in Cambodia.

Send-off ceremonies for Vietnamese athletes to ASEAN Para Games 12

A ceremony was held at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 31 to send off Vietnamese athletes with disabilities competing in the 12th ASEAN Para Games, which is scheduled to take place in Pnom Penh, Cambodia from June 3-9.

Over 1,450 athletes to compete at ASEAN Para Games 12 in Cambodia

A total of 1,453 athletes from 11 countries will participate in the ASEAN Para Games 12 that will take place in Phnom Penh from June 3- 9.

First Vietnam – ASEAN culture, food festival opens in HCM City

The 2023 Vietnam – ASEAN Culture and Food Festival, the first of its kind, kicked off at Hoa Lu Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25 evening.

Send-off ceremony for Vietnamese team to ASEAN Para Games 12

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 17 to send off the Vietnamese team competing in the 12th ASEAN Para Games which is scheduled to take place in Cambodia from June 3-9.

Source: VNA