Coffee Culture Week

After successfully organizing the 2005 Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival, Dak Lak province people's committee decided to hold its 2007 Coffee Culture Week in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Harvesting coffee in Central Highlands’ provinces In Hanoi, the Coffee Culture Week will be held from November 30 to December 4 on Tran Nhan Tong Road (near the Thong Nhat Park). In Ho Chi Minh City, the Coffee Culture Week will be held from December 14-18 on Alexandre De Rhodes Road (near 30/4 Park). This event is supported by the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism and other organizations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It is expected that a large number of coffee businesses will join the week. Ly Thanh Tung, the head of the Dak Lak Province Department of Trade and Tourism and the deputy head of Coffee Culture Week organizing committee, said that this event will help introduce Dak Lak's socioeconomic development potentials and be an opportunity for businesses/organizations and individuals nationwide to exchange information about trade, investment and tourism promotion. It will also help advertise Buon Ma Thuot coffee brands and other Vietnamese coffee brands, he said. The Coffee Culture Week is actually aimed at honoring Vietnamese coffee. It will help promote coffee sales inside Vietnam. The Coffee Culture Week organizing committee will be creating a 300-500 meters long road along which different coffee brands of Dak Lak and other provinces/cities across Vietnam will be displayed. The organizing committee will also be forming a simulative coffee farm where visitors can try different coffee products and learn about how coffee is processed and prepared. Held in Vietnam's two biggest cities, the Coffee Culture Week is expected to attract a large number of visitors, both domestic and foreign. More with Trafest Michael Cherito - + 84.903454427. Email : trafest@trafest.com www.trafest.com