The Vietnam-Czech Friendship Association and the Czech Embassy in Hanoi opened an exhibition entitled “Hanoi-Prague, cultural and tourism exchange memories†on October 25 at the Vietnam Cultural and Arts Exhibition Centre.
On display are around 120 photos of people and landscapes in the Czech Republic and Vietnam, such as Huong and Tay Phuong pagodas.
The exhibition also showcases some works by the late President Ho Chi Minh, which are translated into Czech, and some Czech literary works translated into Vietnamese.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the President of the Vietnam-Czech Friendship Association, Nguyen Minh Hong, said that the association officially launched the website www.hoivietsec.org.vn to mark the 90th anniversary of Czech National Day (October 28, 2008) and to welcome the 4th congress of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations.
The Czech Economic Counselor, Martin Vlastnik, expressed his delight at the fine development of friendly relations between the two countries over the past 50 years.