Belgian Week is taking place at the Legend Hotel until the 21st January 2008, hosted by the Belgian Embassy in HCMC.The aim is to accelerate cultural exchange and enhance the relationship between the two countries in diversified arenas.

Mr. Casier Dominique, Consul General of the Royal Belgian Cosulate

Patrons will be treated to traditional dishes from all over Belgium such as beer, waffles, and incomparable chocolate. “We have 400 different varieties of delicious beers, many kinds of cheeses, liqueurs and unique chocolate”, said Casier Dominique, Consult General of the Royal Belgian Consulate.

Beside four seminars on trade and economy, the event also introduces an exhibition featuring Belgian culture, society and economy; a series of great comic books during the second half of the 20th Century by Hergé, Tintin; Belgian cuisine and diamonds.

A delegation including Belgium investors and enterprises will travel to Viet Nam for a survey of the Vietnamese market in October. 

Viet Nam - Belgium friendship and cooperation have been strengthened in various fields since the two countries started a bilateral partnership in 1977.

By 2006, Belgium’s total export turnover to Viet Nam was EUR139 million and Viet Nam’s total export turnover to Belgium was EUR693 million. Viet Nam is expected to be ranked among the top 20 exporters of footwear and seafood.

Furthermore, Belgian businesses have 25 projects worth approximately USD75 million in Viet Nam, making the country the 7th largest EU investor in Viet Nam in 2006.