Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh and his wife extend New Year wishes to the Vietnamese community living in the country (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Representatives from the Embassy, other offices and businessesof Vietnam, and the Vietnamese community in Cambodia offered incense and laid flowers at theVietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh on February 15 on theoccasion of the lunar New Year (Tet) festival.They paid tribute to Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and expertswho laid down their lives for Cambodia’s struggle for national liberation.The sacrifice helped the country escape from the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime, thuscontributing to consolidating and developing the special friendship and solidaritybetween the two people.Also on February 15 or the last day of the lunar year, Le BaHung, a Vietnamese expat and Director of Chak Angre General Hospital in PhnomPenh, and several Vietnamese sponsors granted 20 sets of tables and chairs to aprimary school for children of overseas Vietnamese, and Tet gifts to over 170 Vietnamesehouseholds living in difficulties in Cambodia.One day earlier, the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia held aget-together for the Vietnamese community living in the country.Ambassador Ngo Duc Manh extended his New Year wishes to thecommunity, and hailed their role in nurturing the Vietnam-Russia comprehensivestrategic partnership.Participating Vietnamese people were treated to traditional dishes such as Chung cake (a traditional cake made of glutinous rice dedicated to the Lunar New Year), nem (spring roll) and pickledwelsh onion.On February 13, a similar event was organised by the Vietnamese Embassy inthe Czech Republic, which is home to about… [Read full story]
(VOV) - Various activities are underway nationwide to mark Lunar new year or Tet. In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city, thousands of people were packed on the streets for fireworks watching and pagoda visiting. Meanwhile, the Han river bridge in the central city of Da Nang was crowded with people watching fireworks and going to spring flowers market. The ancient town of Hoi An offered visitors art performances and various traditional cultural activities including a lantern festival in Hoai river square. In the new year, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the mountainous province of Ha Giang…... [read more]
About 1,000 overseas Vietnamese from all over the world will take part in the programme "Motherland's Spring" to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival. In the evening, President Nguyen Minh Triet will proceed with the carp releasing ceremony to be followed by a reading of the New Year letter to audiences at the BaoSonParadisePark. The evening's events will be followed by a music show performed by famous Vietnamese singers, such as Hong Nhung, My Linh, Trong Tan, Minh Quan, Truc Linh, Truc Lam, Elvis Phuong. During the performances, several video clips illustrating the development of Vietnam and the special love…... [read more]
(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos organized a Lunar New Year meeting on Sunday. Ambassador Nguyen Manh Hung said in 2013 Vietnam overcame many difficulties to achieve an economic growth rate of 5.4 percent and curb inflation. Hung acknowledged contributions made by Vietnamese people in Laos to Vietnam's Constitutional amendments to build a wealthy, democratic, equitable, and civilized country. He expressed his pleasure at the strong development of traditional ties of friendship, solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, whose trade totaled more than 1 billion USD last year. Hoang Van Khuong is a Vietnamese living in Vientiane:…... [read more]
Hanoi (VNA) – Overseas Vietnamese worldwide are celebrating the 2017 Lunar New Year with traditional New Year treats and art performances. A celebration hosted by the Embassy of Vietnam in Indonesia on January 23 brought together nearly 300 Vietnamese expatriates and staff members of Vietnamese representative offices. Addressing the event, Ambassador Hoang Anh Tuan took the occasion to express his thanks to international friends and partners for their continuous support and cooperation. He highlighted the achievements Vietnam has made in building and protecting the nation, reiterating the OVs community in Indonesia is an inseparable part of the nation. On January…... [read more]
People in Ly Son Island off Quang Ngai Province say prayers at a temple to start the final round of their annual boat race on Monday (February 15, 2016). The boat race has been held every Lunar New Year holiday since 1826 to commemorate the first locals who sailed to Hoang Sa (Paracels) Islands 200 sea miles away. Photos: Minh Hoang/Zing Some people even swim over to cheer their village’s team. Zing.... [read more]
