The festival, organised by the local Vietnamese Association with support from the Vietnamese Embassy in RoK, Chungnam University and Kumho Tire, is among numerous activities to mark the 21 st anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

It also aimed at strengthening solidarity and exchanges among the Vietnamese community in RoK, while spreading the images of Vietnam's country and people to the local people and international friends.

Thousands of Vietnamese people in RoK came to the event to enjoy Vietnamese traditional dishes and songs and dances performed by their country people coming from all corners of the East Asia country.

The event was bursting with radiant smiles and hugs of the expatriates, the beauty of Vietnam's long dress (Ao dai) and RoK's traditional hanbok.

The same day, participants gathered at Chungnam University to attend the festival's opening ceremony and met with the Vietnam Labour Management Office in RoK following the RoK's Employment Permit System (EPS).

Addressing the festival's opening ceremony, the chargé d’affaires at the Vietnamese Embassy to RoK, Nguyen Manh Dong praised the effective activities of the Vietnamese community over the past time, and hoped that they will continue sharing and supporting each other in the coming time.

Dong also highly valued the role of the Vietnamese Association in RoK, adding that the organisation, while only in operation for a short time, has brought together and tightened the ties among Vietnamese people in the RoK.

Stressing the cultural similarities between Vietnamese and RoK people, Director of Daejeon city's Economy and Industry Bureau Yoon Tae Hee voiced his optimism for the friendship and cooperation ties between the two countries.

The Vietnam Labour Management office in RoK also held a question-and-answer session on the current laws and regulations related to Vietnamese labourers in RoK.