Phung Thi Tuyet is decorating her house and preparing offerings to place on the ancestral altar, which has become her habit since she moved to the US. She said: “For me, arranging the ancestral altar during Tet is very important. By doing this, I teach my children to remember their ancestors and hope for a new year full of blessings. I’ll try to prepare traditional Tet dishes like boiled chicken, bamboo shoot soup, and Chung cake. I’ll buy all necessary Vietnamese ingredients as soon as possible because it’s not easy to find them here.” This is the first time Nguyen Thi Van celebrates Tet in the US. She said she feels nostalgic about Tet when family members meet each other and make hectic preparations. She said: “Tet is extremely crucial for Vietnamese people. It’s the time for family reunions and paying tribute to their ancestors. My whole family often gathered around the meal on the last day of the last lunar month and the one on the first day of the first lunar month.” On this occasion, Vietnamese Embassy in Tanzania held a gathering between embassy staff and the Vietnamese community living there. Ambassador Nguyen Kim Doanh briefed participants about Vietnam’s socio-economic situation and its achievements in 2017. Ambassador Doanh said Vietnam’s success was thanks to contributions by Vietnamese at home and abroad. He said he wants the Vietnamese communities to unite and support each other, preserve national culture, and enhance friendly relations and cooperation between Vietnam and Tanzania.
Domestic Press Highlights (30-01-2008) More overseas Vietnamese arrive for Tet HCM City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport has been receiving about 10,000 foreign visitors daily, with overseas Vietnamese making up about 40 per cent of the total. Airport customs officials predict the number of Viet Kieu will increase in the lead-up to Tet. Next week, Tan Son Nhat airport officials said it would receive between 22,000 and 23,000 overseas arrivals each day. Most returning overseas Vietnamese are from the US, France, Canada and Australia. Saigon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) Workers injured in stampede at factory Panicked by tremors and noise…... [read more]
A meeting for overseas Vietnamese to celebrate Tet (lunar new year) will take place in Hanoi on February 4, jointly organised by the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese affairs, Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and Hanoi People's Committee. The Committee will receive a delegation of overseas Vietnamese intellectuals, young people and investors from England, France, Thailand, Poland and Czech Republic who will meet with representatives of the Party, the National Assembly and the State. They will take part in traditional activities to welcome Tet. These activities express the feelings of people at home towards the Vietnamese abroad, affirm the consistent policy…... [read more]
It was reported that most of the passengers currently arriving on inbound flights from the United States, Canada, France, Australia, and the Republic of Korea, are overseas Vietnamese. The Vietnamese New Year (Tet) will fall on February 16 this year and a huge influx of returning overseas Vietnamese is to be expected in the preceding days. According to the Southern Airports Authority, the number of arrivals during the Tet holiday is projected to rise by 25% from last year to 4 million. To deal with the increased demand, Tan Son Nhat Airport has arranged an additional 18 lots for aircraft…... [read more]
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on February 7 held a reception for a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OV) who returned home to join the “Xuan Que huong 2018” (Homeland Spring 2018) programme. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong meets overseas Vietnamese on February 7 The delegation included 90 delegates from 25 countries and territories worldwide, representing 4.5 million overseas Vietnamese living in 109 foreign nations and territories. At the meeting, General Secretary Trong extended his warm Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to OVs and applauded their contributions to building and developing the country as well as strengthening solidarity among…... [read more]
The delegation included 90 delegates from 25 countries and territories worldwide, representing 4.5 million overseas Vietnamese who are living in 109 foreign nations and territories. Addressing the programme, President Quang highlighted Vietnam’s major achievements in various fields and extended his most heartfelt Tet greetings to the OVs and applauded their contributions to building and developing the country, as well as strengthening solidarity among Vietnamese expats and promoting their integration into the host nations. He noted that macroeconomic stability, controlled inflation, budget revenues and large balances of the economy were guaranteed. GDP growth reached 6.81% while export-import turnover reached US$425 billion,…... [read more]
