Yokohama holds APEC-related cultural seminar

The Japanese city that will host this year's summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has held a cultural seminar for children on one of the member economies.

Yokohama, south of Tokyo, will host the APEC summit this November.

To promote the event, the city presented a seminar about Vietnam at a local elementary school on Tuesday.

Using photos and videos, a Vietnamese student at the municipal university introduced aspects of Vietnamese culture --- including traditional water puppets and cuisine --- to 80 children.

A schoolgirl who attended said she knew little about Vietnam before, but now hopes to visit there someday.

Yokohama plans to hold similar seminars on the cultures of other APEC members, including China and Thailand, at about 20 other elementary schools.