The Hague’s Mayor, Jozias van Aartsen and Deputy Mayor Huffnagel, Vietnamese ambassador in Holland Ha Huy Thong and representatives from various foreign agencies attended the event.

Taking part in the fair were nearly 200 cultural, entertainment and sporting organisations displaying their products and services at 90 stands. It attracted over 4,000 visitors, mainly from the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht.

With support from the city’s authorities, the fair was also attended by a number of overseas agencies and representatives from the Vietnamese, Cuban, Chinese, Indonesian, Egyptian, UK, US, Bolivian and Irish communities in Holland who came to present and advertise the culture, arts, sports and cuisine of their home countries.

The Vietnamese embassy in Holland spotlighted two publications on Vietnam at the fair which featured the nation’s countryside, its people and socio-economic situation. They also contained information on the measures Vietnam introduced to overcome the impacts of the global financial crisis, its foreign policies and the activities that will be held to celebrate the millennium anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

On the occasion, The Hague Online Organisation got together with the Vietnamese embassy to publish 15,000 pamphlets about the fair which included a section on Vietnam.

The festival, themed “village market’s beauty and aroma”, attracted 20 groups from Hanoi, Haiphong, Ninh Binh, Nghe An and a number of local tourism businesses in two days from July 28-29.

The event, located on Tay Son Road, featured a traditional Vietnamese village market where visitors can taste special foods and drinks by famous chefs from different areas across the country.

It aimed to promote cultural exchanges between localities.

This is Bac Ha District’s annual activity to respond the tourism programmer “Returning the Roots” of three provinces: Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho. Besides tourism advantages such as: landscape, Tam Hoa plum, Bac Ha Market,… the horse-race is one of important tourism activities of Bac Ha District to attract tourists.

Before the race, 61 race-horses and 100 horses performed an imposing parade. 12 jockeys and race-horses were qualified for the semifinal after tournament. In the final, from 3 excellent jockeys and race-horses, the organization board awarded first prize to Mr. Vang Van Thuc and race-horse No. 27.

The race attracted thousands of locals, domestic and international visitors.