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From the RoK side, Member of the National Assembly of South Korea Ko Min Jeong, Deputy Chief of the mission to ASEAN at South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lee Dong Gi attended the event. From the Vietnamese side, Vietnamese Ambassador to South Korea, Vu Ho and Director General of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE), Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vu Ba Phu attended.

The 2024 Vietnam Pho Festival opened for October 5-6 in Seoul (RoK) (Photo:SGGP).

The festival featuring a series of cultural activities, in which South Koreans and Vietnamese people living in the RoK can explore and learn about the historical, cultural, and culinary values of Vietnam.

The event included many cultural, arts, trade, and tourism promotional activities between the two countries (Photo:SGGP).

There were 80 display booths and various areas for exhibitions on Pho culture, tourism, and economy, such as the journey of Pho space, Pho spice space, Pho and tea space, Pho and Vietnamese tourism, Pho and Vietnamese economy. There were also art performances, culinary arts programs, folk games, and more.

It is the second time that Vietnam Pho Festival has been held abroad. Last year, the Vietnam Pho Festival 2023 was organized at Yoyogi Park located in the center of Tokyo (Japan) on October 7-8, attracting around 85,000 visitors.

The event helped connecting many Seoul residents with authentic delicacies from the S-shaped land (Photo:SGGP).

On this occasion, Saigon Tourism Corporation - One Member Limited Liability Company (Saigontourist), one of the 100 member units of Saigontourist Group, Vietnam Airlines, and Arirang Tour Service, one of the most reputable and leading inbound tour agencies in Korea, signed a tourism development cooperation agreement to promote tourism between the two countries.

It is the second time that Vietnam Pho Festival has been held abroad (Photo:SGGP)

The exciting story of the event was covered by international press. On October 6, Korea Times Online news stated that the event achieved a "resounding success by attracting thousands of visitors eager to experience the rich culinary and cultural heritage of the Southeast Asian country".

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