Uruguay’s Minister of Education and Culture Maria Julia Munoz had an official visit to Vietnam from April 20 to 25. She hosted a press conference on April 24 to announce the success of the trip.

Minister of Education and Culture of Uruguay Maria Julia Munoz (fourth from left) and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien (third from right) at the signing ceremony for the MoU, designed to enhance co-operation.

She signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien to enhance cultural exchange and performances by art troupes in two countries.

Vietnam and Uruguay will develop the coordination between conservation centres and other cultural agencies.

The Embassy of Uruguay will host an exhibition of ceramic art by Uruguay artists in Hanoi in June.

Minister Thien said the culture and society of Uruguay are reflected in the Latin American Film Festival, held annually in Vietnam. He said he expected the distance between the two countries to be narrowed through cultural exchange.

Thien also said he looked forward to Uruguay’s support of in football because it is one of the country’s strong points.

Minister Munoz said she is aware that Vietnamese people love football. She promised to send two footballers from Uruguay to Vietnam to provide technical training to the Vietnamese football team.

“We have respected Vietnam from the resistance war to the process of establishing and developing the country, and now we admire the position of Vietnam in the region and the world,” she said.

“Last year I had a chance to visit Vietnam as a tourist and I felt impressed by the Vietnamese landscape and culture. Your tourism industry has huge potential.”

She also said she expected the two countries to enhance cooperation in tourism.

In the near future, Vietnamese students who study the Spanish language will have a chance to secure scholarships to study in Uruguay thanks to the MoU signed between Minister Munoz and Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha.

Vietnamese cuisine and culture promoted to Russian friends

A programme themed ‘Vietnamese cuisine and culture’ was held in Moscow, Russia, from April 12-14, as part of activities to celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival.

 

Bac Giang strives for key region of national agriculture and leading province in northern area by 2030

(BGO) – The Standing Board of the Bac Giang provincial Party Committee has issued the Resolution No.401-NQ/TU about the agricultural development strategy in Bac Giang province by 2030, with a vision to 2035. 

 

Vietnamese culture introduced at ASEAN Bazaar in Argentina

The ASEAN Committee in Argentina, which groups the embassies of Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, organised an annual ASEAN bazaar on April 6, featuring a wide range of their traditional handicrafts, food and musical performances.

 

National Drama Theatre introduces Vietnamese traditional culture to the world

A delegation of artists from the Vietnam National Drama Theatre, led by Meritorious Artist Xuan Bac, have gone on a tour to European countries to serve Overseas Vietnamese.

 

Great contribution to spreading reading culture in community

(BGO) - Tang Thi Phuong Mai, a student of class 8A, Tan Tien junior high school won the first prize at the “Ambassador of Reading” contest organized by Bac Giang Library in late March after passing nearly 28,000 entries of the contestants in the province. 

 

Source: VNS/VNA