The event in response to the National Tourism Year 2018 themed “Ha Long-Heritage, Wonder, Friendly Destination” aims to promote the essence and diversity of the culinary and cultural characteristics of Asian countries. It will feature more than 100 food stands, including 70 for Vietnamese businesses and 30 from other Asian countries like Myanmar, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. It will also draw the participation of Vietnamese and international food and tourism ambassadors, singers, artists, and leading gastronomic experts.

The festival will take place at Mon City My Dinh on Le Duc Tho Street from April 20-22. It will open daily at 10am with art performances and presentations of special dishes by famous artists and international gastronomists.

In Ha Long, the festival will be held at Square 30/10 on Tran Quoc Nghien Street from April 27-29. In addition to sampling a plethora of Asian dishes and enjoying special art performances, visitors will be able to take a hot air balloon ride for an aerial perspective of the festival, and join MonRun to raise funds for Vietnamese Agent Orange/Dioxin victims.