Vietnamese-Korean groups gear up for autumn festivalA Vietnamese - Korean cultural festival set for Ho Chi Minh City this autumn is gearing up for another extravaganza of free cultural delights, showcasing the diversity, multiculturalism and integration between the two countries peoples. The event will take place Nov. 9 – Dec. 3 at venues located throughout the HCM City metropolitan area. Lee Dong Woo from the city of Gyeongju in the Republic of Korea will be leading the Korean contingent and closer to home there'll be the HCM City People’s Committee for the jointly organized event titled HCM City-Gyeongju Cultural Festival 2017. At a planning meeting held in HCM City today, July 20, the management board for the organizers announced that integration and multiculturalism are at the heart of the festival and the event. The event has been gaining in strength each year, they said, and this year’s happening is expected to be the biggest and most extravagant yet— for which they expect hundreds of thousands to attend.

Source: VietNamNet News July 21, 2017 05:03 UTC