Homeland Spring programme opens in the RoK on January 14. (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) - The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK)held a “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme in Seoul on January 14 tobring the warm Tet atmosphere to the Vietnamese community in the EastAsian nation.
The event, thebiggest of its kind after COVID-19 pandemic, attracted the participation ofabout 500 Vietnamese people in the host country.
Speaking at the event, Charge d’affaires a.i of the embassy Nguyen Viet Anh said that with the spirit ofmutual support and solidarity, the Vietnamese community have always helped each other to overcome difficulties and reaped many successes in workand life.
He emphasised that Vietnamese people in the RoK havestayed united and helped each other to overcome difficulties caused by the COVID-19pandemic, manifesting the fine Vietnamese traditions and creating good impression on the host society.
President of theVietnamese Association in the RoK Le Nguyen Minh Phuong shared that this year's event saw the coordination of six Vietnamese associations sponsored by the Vietnamese embassy,including the Vietnamese association, the Vietnamese students’ associationand the Vietnamese women’s association.
Ly Huan, head of the Ly Hoa Son (Lee Hwasan) clan whoare descendants of Ly Long Tuong, a prince of the Ly dynasty ruling Vietnambetween the 11th and 13th century, said the “HomelandSpring” programme is a highly anticipated event of Vietnamese expatriates,international students and workers who cannot return to their hometowns tocelebrate Tet.
He also pledged to perform his role in people's diplomacy, actively contributing to the development ofeconomic and cultural cooperation between the two countries.
Art performancesfeaturing love for the homeland, games and lucky draws brought a joyful atmospherefor the participants.
According to statistics, the RoK is the second homeland of more than 200,000 Vietnamese people and currently thereare about 180,000 Koreans living and working in Vietnam. This close connectionis due to the comprehensive connections from the past and traditional values,historical and cultural similarities and the emotional attachment between thetwo nations./.
