Tet celebrated worldwide
Overseas Vietnamese in the Republic of
Korea and Bangladesh joined other Vietnamese communities
worldwide in celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet), the eve of which
falls on February 2 this year.
The Vietnamese
Embassy in the RoK held the celebration on January 29 with the
announcement of the establishment of the Vietnamese Association in the
RoK, in the presence of Overseas Vietnamese (OVs), students and guest
workers as well as members of two RoK families of Vietnamese origin, Ly
Hoa Son and Ly Tinh Thien.
Vietnamese Ambassador
Tran Trong Toan highly spoke of valuable contributions made by the
Vietnamese community in the RoK to fruitful national development.
He also recognised their role in promoting relations between
Vietnam and the RoK, describing them as a bridge spanning the two
nations.
OV representatives, including brides
getting married to RoK husbands, expressed their deep love of the
fatherland, saying they would never forget their roots.
They also pledged to continue contributing to the national
development for a prosperous Vietnam as well as to relations between
the two countries.
The celebration warmed up
home-sick expatriates with traditional food and art programmes which saw
Vietnamese brides and their RoK husbands among the non-professional
artists.
Gatherings for the same purpose were held
by the Vietnamese Embassies to Bangladesh and Italy and by the
Vietnamese General Consulate in Houston, the US./.