According to the association’s president Nguyen Duc Toan, hisorganisation has been raising funds for the programme over the pastthree years with a hope of offering an opportunity to ex-servicemen andexperts of the Soviet Union to see with their eyes the changes inVietnam and Vietnamese people’s sentiment for their country.
The Vietnamese communities in many countries are also holding various activities to mark Vietnam’s National Day.
In Malaysia, the liaison board for the Vietnamese community in thecountry hosted an art exchange on August 23 to celebrate theanniversary.
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador NguyenHong Thao briefed participants on the development of theVietnam-Malaysia relations, and called on Vietnamese people living inthe country to make more active contributions to the bilateralfriendship and partnership.
On the occasion, the board launched acampaign to raise funds for activities of sea and island sovereigntyprotection in the homeland.-VNA