Vietnamese cultural identity highlighted at Seoul festival

Minister-Counselor Nguyen Thi Thai Binh of the Vietnamese Embassy attended the event, alongside representatives of diplomatic missions and the foreign community in Seoul.

The event, organized by the Seoul Foreigner Support Center under the theme "In Diversity We Connect, One Seoul," aimed to boost cultural exchanges, ties between foreign residents and local citizens, and support the international community in integrating into social life in the capital.

The festival convered diverse activities, including lifestyle and information counseling for foreigners, K-beauty experiences, physical check-ups, health consultations, traditional Korean cultural explorations, and cross-cultural showcases. The program provided a platform for participants to interact directly, explore diverse cultural traits, and deepen community bonding.

The Vietnamese booth, hosted by the Vietnamese Women's Association in the RoK, drew visitors with distinct national cultural products such as ao dai (traditional long dress), non la (conical leaf hats), handicrafts, and folk culture models.

These traditional displays introduced Vietnam's cultural heritage, offering international friends a closer insight into the country, its people, and its traditions.

Minister-Counselor Nguyen Thi Thai Binh visited the festival and joined the Vietnamese Women's Association in presenting the Vietnamese booth. Her presence underscored the Embassy’s steadfast support for the Vietnamese community in preserving national identity, while highlighting the role of expatriate associations in promoting Vietnamese culture and people-to-people exchanges in the RoK.

In addition to the exhibition booths, stage performances featured traditional gayageum music, K-pop, and Taekwondo demonstrations, showcasing distinctive Korean cultural elements.

The combination of advisory services, hands-on experiences, and artistic performances created a vibrant multicultural environment and enhanced mutual understanding between local residents and the international community.

Through the festival, Seoul aims to build an open environment that embraces cultural diversity and strengthens community cohesion.  Introducing Vietnamese culture at the event contributed to promoting the image of Vietnam and its people, while further strengthening people-to-people diplomacy and mutual understanding between the two nations.

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