In the atmosphere of friendly exchange through sport activities, officials and family members of the embassies of ASEAN countries participated in the bowling tournament in Hanoi. Photo: Bao Quoc Te

On the morning of April 17 at the Bowling Center, Royal City (Hanoi), the sport delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam together with the embassies of ASEAN countries in Hanoi had sports exchanges to celebrate International Labor Day on May

Participants in this special sport exchanges aim to strengthen further connect culture and sports of countries in the region.

The bowlers competing in the tournament include Pengiran Haji Sahari bin Pengiran Haji Salleh of the Brunei Ambassador to Vietnam; Denny Abdi of the Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam; Neermal Shunmugam - Malaysian Chargé d'Affaires of the Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam, officials from the Philippines' Ambassador to Vietnam.

Joining them are family members as well as the officials of the embassies in Hanoi.

Representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam were Mr. La Viet Ha, Deputy Director of the Department of State Protocol and officials from the following units: Department of State Protocol, Department of Southeast Asia-South Asia-South Pacific, Department of Northeast Asia and the ASEAN Department.

The sports delegation of the Vietnam StateProtocol Department participated at the tournament. Photo: Bao Quoc Te

This is one of the practical activities to celebrate International Labor Day on May 1.Photo: Bao Quoc Te

To the participants, the bowling tournament program is an opportunity for ASEAN officials, civil servants, and diplomats to meet, exchange, exchange, learn experiences, strengthen solidarity and mutual understanding so that they can actively coordinate with each other. As a result, they can improve the quality of work to jointly build ASEAN into a solid, developed and strong unit.

The sports delegation of the Brunei Embassy in Vietnam. Photo: Bao Quoc Te

The Indonesian Embassy sports delegation in Vietnam. Photo: Bao Quoc Te

The Philippine Embassy in Vietnam sports delegation. Photo: Bao Quoc Te

The sports delegation of the Malaysian Embassy in Vietnam. Photo: Bao Quoc Te

This bowling exchange program contributes to enhancing understanding and cohesion between officials of ASEAN embassies, especially after nearly two years of having to limit many exchanges and meetings due to the impact of the pandemic. The event was also a good opportunity to exchange and promote mutual understanding between related units.

Photo: Bao Quoc Te

The scores are next to next and the matches couldn't be more dramatic. Still, they are full of laughters, words of encouragement and fair-play spirit.

Here are the results of the tournament in three categores: Team of 5, team of 3 and team of 2.

The winner, runner-up and second runner-up of the Team category. After the tournament, the participants can improve the quality of work to jointly build ASEAN into a solid, developed and strong unit. Photo: Bao Quoc Te

The winner, runner-up and second runner-up of the Two-players category, presented by Mr. Denny Abdi (third one from the left) of the Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam. Photo: Bao Quoc Te

Mr. Malaysian Chargé d'Affaires Neermal Shunmugam (first one from the left) presented the Three-player team Award. Photo: Bao Quoc Te

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