Vientiane (VNA), Dec. 6 -- A Vietnam Culture Week 2019 was kicked off at the Lao National Cultural Hall in Vientiane, Laos on December 5, with an art show featuring folk dances and music performed by artists of the Vietnam National Music, Song and Dance Theatre.

The event is co-held by Vietnam's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Laos' Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien said the Vietnam Culture Week 2019 is an important cultural exchange event aiming to further strengthen the Vietnam - Laos relations and translate the two countries' cultural and tourism cooperation into reality.

He expected that the event will mark ...