On 4 September 2018, a dinner reception to celebrate the 61st Anniversary of Malaysia’s National Day was hosted by H.E. Dato’ Zamruni Khalid, Ambassador of Malaysia to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the Sheraton Hotel Hanoi. The reception was also held to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Malaysia-Vietnam bilateral relations.
Around 400 guests including Ambassadors, Charge d’ Affaires and representatives from various Embassies and International Organisations in Hanoi as well as Vietnamese Government Officials attended the event. Malaysians living and working in Hanoi also attended the event.
The event was attended by H.E. Le Hoai Trung, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam as the guest of honour as well as H.E. Nguyen Quoc Dung, another Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam. The Malaysian and Vietnamese National Anthems were played.
Guests were then treated with varieties of Malaysian dishes which included nasi lemak, mee kari, beef rendang, cucur, satay and an assortment of Malaysian desserts such as lompat tikam, leng chee kang, teh tarik and many more. The Malaysian dishes were prepared by two Malaysian chefs from Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur.
