The delegation attending the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Exchange Festival offered incense at the Tran Bien Temple of Literature.

Speaking at the program, Mr. Nguyen Van Quyet - Chairman of the provincial Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association said: On September 21, 1973, Japan and Vietnam officially established diplomatic relations. Over the past time, the two countries have continued to build a long-standing traditional relationship, always attaching importance to and developing cultural exchange activities, creating mutual understanding and trust towards comprehensive human development. The year 2023 marks an important historical milestone of 50 years of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan. It is expected that many friendship exchange activities will be held, which will be the bridge to build the relationship of peace, solidarity, friendship and development between the peoples of the two countries.

Mr. Cao Tien Dung – Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (in the middle) visits the book exhibition at the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Exchange Festival.

On this occasion, participants in the program were allowed to visit and offer incense to Tran Bien Temple of Literature, have music exchanges between Vietnam and Japan, display paintings and books introducing cultures of the two countries, etc. At the event, the organizers also awarded 22 prizes of the painting contest "Strengthening the friendship between Vietnam and Japan" which was held earlier on the occasion of celebrating the anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Among these, 2 first prizes were awarded to Tong Ngoc Bao Tran (4th grade, Quang Vinh Primary School) and Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Quyen (8th grade, Nguyen Binh Khiem Secondary School) Bien Hoa City.

Mr. KUSAKA Masatoshi - Deputy Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City awards the first prize to the contestant who won the first prize of the painting contest Strengthening the friendship between Vietnam and Japan in 2022