HÀ NỘI – Amateur artistes representing the Vietnamese community impressed the local audience in Pisek, the Czech Republic, during their first participation at the International Folk Arts Festival held from August 18 to 20. The 22nd edition of the folk art festival aimed at being a playground of interaction for foreign communities in Pisek. Pavel Bruzek, an organiser of the festival, expressed his happiness at the Vietnamese community’s participation. According to Nguyễn Văn Biên, director of the Vietnamese Community Association in Pisek, there are about 300 Vietnamese people living in the city and the surrounding areas. Most of them are involved in the clothing trade, food and beauty care services, or work in factories.

Source: Viet Nam News August 22, 2016 10:07 UTC