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Golf tourney connects overseas Vietnamese people

The Overseas Vietnamese World Golf Championship 2017 kicked off in Thanh Hoa province on January 4, attracting 160 expatriates from 20 countries and territories.
Golf tourney connects overseas Vietnamese people ảnh 1Expatriate golfers gather at the opening ceremony on January 4 (Photo: vtv.vn)

Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The Overseas Vietnamese World GolfChampionship 2017 kicked off in Thanh Hoa province on January 4, attracting 160expatriates from 20 countries and territories.

At the opening ceremony, Deputy Foreign MinisterVu Hong Nam, who is also Chairman of the State Commission on OverseasVietnamese Affairs, said he hopes the tourney, the second of its kind, willgive participants a chance to not only share their passion of the sport butalso find friends and partners.

Chairman of the overseas Vietnamese golfassociation Tran Tri Tue also hoped that through this event, expatriate golferswill join together in many activities for the sake of their homeland.

Businessman Hoang Hieu Huy said his Australianteam comprises 30 players and they take part in this tourney with the hope to connectwith counterparts in business and investment activities in Vietnam.

Truong Van Chinh, a businessman from Germany,said he also wants to seek new friends at this event to exchange businessexperience and work to benefit the homeland.

The golf championship is organised by the StateCommission on Overseas Vietnamese and the overseas Vietnamese golfassociation.-VNA
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