At the opening ceremony of the exhibition on January 28, 2021 (Photo: Quoc Hai)

The “Floribus - Colombia” exhibition held by the Colombian Embassy in Vietnam will run through January 31, helping people and visitors to Hoi An and Quang Nam in general to enhance cultural exchange and mutual understanding with Colombian localities, thus further promoting the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Colombia.

Visitors and the locals at the exhibition (Photo: Quoc Hai)

Colombian Ambassador to Vietnam Miguel Rodriguez said that Colombia has developed its flower industry with more than 7,000 hectares of flower farms of about 1,500 varieties.

Colombia has supplied flowers to 89 countries in the world, becoming the second largest exporter of flowers in the world and the leading provider of carnation.

Since 2015, Colombia has started to export fresh flowers to Vietnam.