World kite festival held in SE Sulawesi, Indonesia
2008-07-17 08:34:38 GMT 2008-07-17 16:34:38 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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JAKARTA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- An international kite festival opened on Thursday in Muna District, Southeast Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, a spokesman said.
Five foreign countries, which participated in the festival, were Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and the Philippines. Antara news agency quoted La Kusa, the spokesman of Muna district administration, as saying on Thursday.
From Indonesia, the participants came from Jakarta, Central Java, Central Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi as host.
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