Vietnamese community abroad meet for Tet
The ceremony was
attended by more than 1,500 overseas Vietnamese, representing nearly 20
Vietnamese associations in Thailand.
Addressing the
function, Nakhon Phanom provincial mayor Ruangsak Mahawitchaimontri
highlighted the importance of the Thailand-Vietnam relations and the
role of the Vietnamese community in the country.
Vietnamese
ambassador Ngo Duc Thang informed OVs and Thai friends of Vietnam’s
socio-economic achievements in 2010 as well as the results of the 11th
National Party Congress.
He also praised Vietnamese community’s efforts to live in harmony with local people.
The
same day, the Overseas Vietnamese Association and the Vietnamese
Students Association in Hannover city and neighbouring regions,
Germany, hosted a Tet welcoming ceremony, attracting 200 Vietnamese
people and German friends.
Deputy Mayor of Hannover city, Bernd Strauch spoke highly of the integration of Vietnamese people in the city’s development.
On
the occasion, First Secretary of Vietnamese Embassy in Germany Nguyen
Anh Tuan presented a certificate of merit to the Vietnamese Association
in Hannover and neighbouring regions for their contributions to
community movement as well as to celebrations of the 35th anniversary
of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties in 2010.
The Vietnamese
Embassies in Canada and India also hosted get togethers for overseas
Vietnamese to celebrate the success of the 11th National Party
Congress and welcome Tet holidays./.