Tet atmosphere warms up Vietnamese community abroad
Overseas Vietnamese are engaging in a wide range of activities in celebration of the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important holiday in Vietnam.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru (C) offers the best New Year wishes and gifts to Vietnamese workers at Chinese KunLong construction company in Oulet Fayet new urban area in the outskirts of Algiers capital (Photo VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)– Overseas Vietnamese are engaging in a wide range of activities in celebrationof the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important holiday inVietnam.
More than 700 guests gathered at a Tet programmeheld on February 10 at the Sapa trade centre in Libus district, where there arethousands of overseas Vietnamese, in Prague, the Czech Republic.
The event, the fifth ofits kind, aims to increase cultural exchanges between Vietnamese and Czechpeople via introducing Vietnamese foods, traditional costumes, dances andcalligraphy.
༒ The Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico hosted a NewYear celebration on February 9 for the Vietnamese community in the country.
Charge d’affaires at theembassy Doan Anh Tuan reiterated the Party and State’s policy of regarding theoverseas Vietnamese community as an indispensable part of the nation. Amid the warm atmosphere, participantsenjoyed Vietnamese traditional cuisines and music performances by children. A similar event was heldby the Vietnamese Embassy in Tanzania, during which Ambassador Nguyen Kim Doanhhighlighted the achievements that Vietnam gained in 2017 along with thesignificant contributions of Vietnamese expatriates, including those inTanzania.
In Algeria, VietnameseAmbassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru visited Vietnamese workers at ChineseKunLong construction company in Oulet Fayet new urban area in the outskirts ofAlgiers capital, to offer them best New Year wishes and gifts.
🎀 He hoped the Chinese firm, which currentlyemploys more than 100 Vietnamese workers, will create the best conditions forVietnamese workers and cooperate with the embassy to seek the most proper waysto address any disagreements.
Yang Jian Nian, arepresentative from the company, asked for assistance from the Vietnamese Embassyrecruit more Vietnamese to work in Algeria.-VNA
Ho Chi Minh City on February 6 held a get-together to celebrate the upcoming traditional New Year (Tet) festival for about 600 Overseas Vietnamese returning home from 25 countries and territories.
Vietnamese people in Cambodia and the UK have held Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations, with Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival only about a week away.
Various activities have been held in many localities to help the needy enjoy a warm traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important festival in a year of Vietnamese people.
The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
The festival highlighted the contributions and robust development of Vietnam's revolutionary press over the past century while promoting press products and showcasing the creativity of Vietnamese journalists.
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PM Pham Minh Chinh highlighted how Vietnam's revolutionary press has continuously evolved and strengthened over the past century, affirming its role as a sharp and vital political, cultural, and ideological weapon serving the Fatherland and the people in the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party.
Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai highlighted the growing demand for Vietnamese workers in Kyushu, especially in Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga prefectures. Currently, the region employs about 35,000 Vietnamese manual workers and over 5,000 IT engineers.
In Vietnam’s case, she said, President Ho Chi Minh demonstrated his strategic vision by founding the revolutionary press a century ago. The late leader understood the press's role not only as a means to reflect the country’s realities but also as a powerful tool to strengthen national unity and inspire the resistance wars and national construction process.
In recent interviews granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s reporters in Mexico, prominent figures reflected on the press’s legacy and its global influence.
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Today, the press for foreign service has evolved into a distinct, irreplaceable force, bridging Vietnam with the world and portraying a nation that is stable, peace-loving, and fully integrated into the international community.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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Granma and the VNA have great potential for cooperation, especially in sharing content regularly, so that VNA products are published on Granma platforms and vice versa, thereby helping Cuban and Vietnamese people access true information and gain a deep understanding of each other's country and people.
During his stay in China’s Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927 to prepare for the establishment of a Communist Party to lead Vietnam’s revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded “Thanh nien” newspaper and released its first issue on June 21, 1925.
Vietnam and Cambodia are hoped to strengthen their robust collaboration across various sectors, particularly in resolving remaining border issues to transform the border area into a zone of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.
The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru (C) offers the best New Year wishes and gifts to Vietnamese workers at Chinese KunLong construction company in Oulet Fayet new urban area in the outskirts of Algiers capital (Photo VNA) 
