An art performance during Home Spring programme 2021. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The annual “XuanQue Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme 2022, a run-up to the Lunar New Yearfestival for Overseas Vietnamese (OVs), will take place in Hanoi on January 22.
Speaking at a press conference inHanoi on January 7, Pham Quang Hieu, head of the State Committee for Overseas VietnameseAffairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said thisyear’s event will include a string of activities, namely an incense offering ceremony,carp releasing and a meeting between senior Party and State leaders withoutstanding OVs.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is expected to extend New Year wishesto OVs. An art exchange will also be staged on the occasion, featuringthe development of Vietnamese music and harmonisation between preserving andpromoting the traditional cultural values of the nation.
The programme will be held in-person and virtual forms and be broadcastlive on Vietnam Television’s VTV1 and VTV4 channels, Hieu said.
As many as 300 OVs are expected to take part in the face-to-faceevent at the Hanoi Opera House, including 100 persons with outstanding achievementsin such fields as culture, science and technology.
Organised regularly since 2008, the programme has become a much anticipated eventattracting a large number of expatriates from all corners around theglobe./.
