The embassies of ASEAN member countries in Germany hosted a culinary festival on May 3 to raise money for Japanese victims of the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
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| ASEAN, Japanese Ambassadors and representative of German Foreign Ministry at the culinary festival (source: VNA) |
The festival introduced a wide range of traditional specialties originated from the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Vietnam Ambassador to Germany Do Hoa Binh said the event was a chance for the ASEAN nations to show off their culinary cultures as well as to express their sentiments and close relations with Japan .
Organisers handed over more than EUR12,000 (USD17,827) collected at the festival to the Japanese Ambassador in Germany, Takahiro Shinyo.
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
