Published:  00:00 Saturday - August 07, 2010

Hanoi Beer and Saigon Beer have been chosen as the official beer at the 14th Berlin International Beer festival which opened on Karl Marx Boulevard in the centre of Berlin, Germany, on August 6.

At the opening ceremony, Beer King Gambrinus, and the Vietnamese minister counselor to Germany, Bui Duc Cuong, emphasised the significance of Vietnam becoming a key participant at the festival to mark the 35^th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties and Vietnam Year in Germany.

After the main ceremony, Vietnamese artists presented special cultural items which left a deep impression on international friends.

This is the 10^th time Vietnam has attended the festival.

The festival attracted 300 beer agents from 86 countries around the world, and displayed around 2,000 kinds of beer on 2.2km of the street. It is considered the world’s biggest beer village with around 800,000 participants during the three-day festival.