German Consul General in HCM City Hans-Dieter Stell hit the barrel of
beer amid cheering sounds at Windsor Plaza Hotel last night to begin a
seven-day Oktoberfest, which is the largest of it kind in Southeast
Asia.
When the new French Consul General in HCM City, Fabrice Mauries, took office in April 2011, the lacquer painting Dam Ruoc (The Procession) by one of Viet Nam''s noted artists was gracing the wall of the consulate reception room.
A travel fair and a special "networking dinner" will
showcase several aspects of Malaysian culture and tourism attractions
to the residents of Da Nang beginning this evening.
