Vietnamese people in France gather for Tet celebration
Some 1,000 overseas Vietnamese and international friends attended a ceremony to welcome traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Paris, France on January 28.
At the celebration in Paris to welcome traditional Tet (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – Some 1,000 overseas Vietnamese and internationalfriends attended a ceremony to welcome traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) held bythe Vietnamese Embassy in Paris, France on January 28.
Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thiep informed the guests of Vietnam’ssocio-economic achievements in 2018, with the 7.08 percent GDP growth - thehighest level in the past 11 years.
The year witnessed an important milestone in bilateral ties with France whenboth nations celebrated 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations andfive years of strategic partnership, he said, adding that two-waytrade surpassed 4 billion USD, and French investments in Vietnam hit 590million USD, six times higher than the previous year.
High-level visits made by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in March,and French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in November helped bolster thestrategic partnership. Cooperation has been expanded to new industries likeagricultural food, biology, energy, digitalisation and urbanisation.
This year, cooperative opportunities between the two nations will be enhancedthanks to several high-level exchanges, including Chairwoman of the NationalAssembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan’s visit to France in April and a trip by FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron to Vietnam at the end of the year, he highlighted.
Thiep took the occasion to thank the Vietnamese expatriates for theircontributions to development in their homeland and the thriving relationsbetween the two countries.
Present at the event, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo affirmed Vietnam is an importantpartner of France.
The celebration of Vietnamese traditional Tet festival in Paris shows thediverse culture in the city, she said, wishing the Vietnamese community a happynew year and hoping that they will make further contributions to thedevelopment of France as well as Paris.
Art performances, traditional dishes and dragon dancing were included at theceremony.-VNA
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At the celebration in Paris to welcome traditional Tet (Photo: VNA) 
