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HCM City eager for Ao Dai festival in March

According to the organising board on February 23, about 13 activities of the festival will be held in open space, including an Ao Dai exhibition in Nguyen Hue walking street and a contest for beautiful photos of Ao Dai, among others. 

Ao Dai collections of many famous designers like Thuan Viet, Viet Hung, Minh Chau and Ngo Nhat Huy will also be on display. 

At the festival, more than 3,000 people wearing Ao Dai will join in a parade at Nguyen Hue walking street. 

Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Director of HCM City Department of Tourism said that the festival aims to honour the Ao Dai and is hoped to become a cultural tourism product of HCM City.
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UNESCO, countries welcome Vietnam-led cultural initiative

UNESCO, countries welcome Vietnam-led cultural initiative

Shortly after the UN General Assembly’s September 4 plenary session adopted a resolution proclaiming 2027–2036 as the International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development, an initiative promoted by a core group comprising Vietnam, Cyprus, Italy, Laos, Qatar, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, UNESCO leaders and representatives of many member states of this organisation have welcomed the significant development.

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