Programme helps enhance links between overseas Vietnamese and homeland
The Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring) artistic programme was held on January 14 in Hanoi, bringing together more than 3,000 delegates, including 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV).
A performance at the Xuan Que Huong programme. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring) artistic programme was held onJanuary 14 in Hanoi, bringing together more than 3,000 delegates, including1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV).
On the sidelines of the event, several OVs shared theirpleasure as they enjoyed the atmosphere of traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) holidayin the country. They expressed their confidence in Vietnam's socio-economicdevelopment in 2023.
Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa, a 55-year-old OV from Poland, said sheappreciates the Party's guidelines and State policies for OVs, which affirm the overseasVietnamese community is an integral part of the nation.
These guidelines andpolicies have met the needs of OVs, shesaid, adding that they have also promoted adding Vietnamese into teaching curricula at educational institutions in areas where many Vietnamese live.
The teaching of Vietnamese for the 2nd and 3rd generation isvery necessary, she went on.
“Focus should be on the best options to teach the childrento read and write Vietnamese so that they understand their ancestors as well as thenational cultural identity of Vietnam", she said.
Etcetera Nguyen, an OV from the United States, said that aftertwo years affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tet atmosphere this year is more vibrant. According to him, in recent years, the role of the overseas Vietnamese community hascontinuously strengthened in host countries and they have made positive contributions to the fatherland through specific actions.
For his part, Dr. Tran Hai Linh, chairman of the Vietnam-Korea Business and Investment Association, said he was impressed by themeetings between Party and State leaders and overseas Vietnamese to listen totheir opinions and aspirations. Linh said he is proud ofVietnam's efforts to overcome difficulties, control the pandemic and restoresocio-economic activities.
Regarding Vietnam’s policies for OVs, he suggested strengthening and promoting the role of those who are qualified ✨and understand both sides in assisting relevant Vietnamese bodies to develop cooperation plans withother countries around the world./.
The annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring), the biggest external and cultural event held for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year festival, will take place in Hanoi on January 14, with about 3,000 people taking part, including 1,000 OVs.
Ho Chi Minh City held a get-together on January 7 for outstanding overseas Vietnamese who return home to welcome the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) – Vietnam’s biggest national festival.
Millions of overseas Vietnamese (OV) residing in more than 130 countries and territories across the world are an extremely important factor that has contributed to Vietnam’s extensive and intensive international integration, promotion of external cooperation, and mobilisation of international resources serving its cause of national construction and development, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu wrote in his recent article.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 14 hosted a reception for a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OV) who are now in Vietnam for the "Xuan Que huong" (Homeland Spring) 2023, during which he called for their engagement in the Government’s efforts to bring Vietnam closer to the world.
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A performance at the Xuan Que Huong programme. (Photo: VNA) 
