(VOVworld) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted its fourth annual food festival on Sunday in Hanoi, sponsored by Ms. Nguyen Nguyet Nga, the wife of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.

Vietnamese food stall at the festival (Photo: VNA)

The festival included 115 stalls organized by ASEAN member countries, 40 foreign offices, units of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the provincial Department of Foreign Affairs of several northern and central provinces, and a number of private companies. This was a chance to boost cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Vietnam and other countries, promote the Vietnamese image, and introduce Vietnamese trademarks to foreign friends.