The first Vietnam brocade culture festival and Dak Nong investment promotion conference will take place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong from December 28-30, heard a local press conference on November 27.

The events are part of activities celebrating the 15th founding anniversary of the province (January 1, 2004). 

During the festival co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the provincial People’s Committee, a symposium on brocade culture, a street festival and a brocade fashion show will be held. 

The province will also revive several traditional festivals of ethnic minorities living there. 

During the investment promotion conference, Dak Nong will present investment decisions and licenses to businesses with a total capital of nearly 100 trillion VND (4.34 billion USD). 

The provincial People’s Committee will call for investment in 25 projects worth roughly 6.66 trillion VND during the 2018-2020 period, mostly in infrastructure, industry, trade-services-tourism. 

In mid-December, it will also hold press conferences in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to announce the two events. -VNA