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Delegates plating trees at Youth Park, Da Nang city.

The ninth Asia-Oceania Esperanto Congress (AK9), organized by the Asian Esperanto Movement and the Vietnam Esperanto Association (member organization of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations - VUFO), officially opened in central city of Da Nang on April 26, attracting the participation of nearly 300 delegates from 20 countries. In particular, many delegates have never been to Vietnam.

During the AK9, the Vietnam Esperanto Association has planted 5 trees, representing 5 continents in the world. At the same time, the delegates were very surprised and excited when visiting the famous tourist destinations of Da Nang such as Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village, Museum of Cham Sculpture, and Linh Ung Pagoda. Many of them had never been to Vietnam and still only know Vietnam through photos of the American war.

Successfully hosting the AK9 and having representatives participating in the Executive Committee of the Universal Esperanto Association are one of the outstanding external activities of the Vietnam Esperanto Association in previous term.

VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga, also said that, with more than 100 years of history, the Esperanto movement has developed worldwide. Since becoming an official member of VUFO in 1998, the Vietnam Esperanto Association has been very active in spreading Esperanto to the younger generations of Vietnam, as well as mobilizing the members of the Esperanto movement to support Vietnam and actively participate in promoting and introducing Vietnam's culture and history to the Esperanto community in particular and international friends in general.