Sultanate's International Women Meet For Charity Bazaar

Bandar Seri Begawan - Keeping up good relations between local and foreign women is a good idea. It can be beneficial to both parties as they could share and exchange ideas and experiences.

To further this ides a daylong international charity bazaar conducted by the International Women Club (IWC) yesterday provided numerous opportunities especially for businesswomen.

The bazaar was officially opened by the wife of Vietnamese Ambassador, Madam Pham Thi Phuong at the Centrepoint Hotel in Gadong.

More than forty participants representing foreign embassies, High Commissions and local businesswomen participated in the bazaar, which offered items ranging from clothes, accessories, handicraft and food of different countries.

Most Asean countries such as Vietnam and Brunei promoted their own silver handicraft. The bazaar was aimed at fostering closer relationship between the women community in the country.

Often, during such bazaar each country will put up their traditional fashion designs.

Cambodian and Vietnamese traditional dresses offered creative ideas to some local boutique owners. Proceeds from the bazaar will go to the Pusat Ehsan in Kampong Bengkurong.

The local food products have to be marketed more widely so that the community at large particularly today's youths will gain an idea of what local food is.

A food fair was held at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation in the capital.

The objective of the fair was to introduce local food including processed and ready-made food to entrepreneurs and give the customers the opportunity to taste the food.

The fair, which began on Friday, ended yesterday. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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