The annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) art performance to greet Overseas Vietnamese who come home for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) will be held on February 7-8 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said as the country will mark several significant anniversaries in 2015 such as the 70th National Day, the 85 th founding anniversary of the Communist Party, and especially the 40 th anniversary of the liberation of the southern region, the programme will take the theme of “Glorious Homeland”.

The event is expected to see the attendance of high-ranking Party and State leaders and many Vietnamese overseas returning to the country for the Tet holiday.

There are currently around 4 million Vietnamese living and working in 103 countries and territories worldwide.-VNA