Vietnam introduces handicraft products, cuisine at UN Bazaar 2022
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva attended the 2022 International Festival Charity Bazaar held by the United Nations Women's Guild (UNWG) on November 22 at the UN Office headquarters in Geneva.
Pham Nam Kim, former director of the Vaud state bank, (second from left), expressing hope that his paintings can help promote the beauty of Vietnamese people as well as renowned landscapes to international friends (Photo: VNA)
Geneva (VNA) - The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UnitedNations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other internationalorganisations in Geneva attended the 2022 International Festival Charity Bazaarheld by the United Nations Women's Guild (UNWG) on November 22 at the UN Officeheadquarters in Geneva.
The Charity Bazaar is held annually to raise funds for children livingin difficult circumstances around the world, including those from Vietnam.
Like in previous editions, the Vietnamese mission continuedintroducing to international friends typical handicraft products and food imbued with the identity of Vietnamese culinary culture.
This year, it also organised an exhibition of 15 paintings ofPham Nam Kim, former director of the Vaud state bank in Switzerland.
These paintings depict the beauty of Vietnamese people aswell as renowned landscapes such as Hoan Kiem lake, and Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam(Temple of Literature) in Hanoi capital city.
The 2022 festival attracted thousands of visitors./.
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Pham Nam Kim, former director of the Vaud state bank, (second from left), expressing hope that his paintings can help promote the beauty of Vietnamese people as well as renowned landscapes to international friends (Photo: VNA) 
Foreign visitors enjoy Vietnamese dishes. (Photo: VNA) 
