South Africa, France mark ASEAN Sports and Family Day
Sunday, 12:16, 01/06/2014
(VOV) - More than 400 people including ASEAN embassy personnel and their families, along with members of the diplomatic community, came together in South Africa and France on May 31 for a day of camaraderie, friendship and fun.
At the event, Vietnamese ambassador to South Africa Le Huy Hoang emphasized that the event aimed to strengthen solidarity and cooperation among ASEAN countries.
A wide range of sports and cultural activities- football, table tennis- tug-of-war and jumping on bags, and Karaoke singing contest- were held,
Family Day was also celebrated in Ris Orangis City, Essonne province, France.
On the occasion, ASEAN countries introduced their special and traditional dishes. Vietnamese traditional dishes, such as sticky rice, roast pork and Nom (sweet and sour grated salad) attracted a large number of friends to taste.