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Overseas Vietnamese gather in Tet celebrations

Overseas Vietnamese people worldwide have been celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) at gatherings held in their host countries as the biggest traditional festival for Vietnamese is nearing.
Overseas Vietnamese gather in Tet celebrations ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh speaks at the gathering on January 15. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Overseas Vietnamese people worldwide have been celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) at gatherings held in their host countries as the biggest traditional festival for Vietnamese is nearing.

At a Tet celebration organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Australiaon January 15, Ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh highlighted achievements in the twocountries’ relations in 2022, expressing his belief that under the leadershipof the Labour Party of Australia, bilateral ties will develop even morestrongly in the time ahead.

He noted that last year, the Vietnamese community inAustralia stayed united, contributed to the homeland, and carried out manyactivities to help strengthen connections between the two countries.

Overseas Vietnamese gather in Tet celebrations ảnh 2Staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia pose for a group photo at the event. (Photo: VNA)
As Vietnam and Australia will mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023, Thanh said he hopes new breakthroughswill be recorded in bilateral diplomatic, economic, trade, and investmentlinks.

The diplomat also called on the community to increase supportfor one another, help promote the countries’ strategic partnership, and furthercontribute to the homeland.

On this occasion, the embassy presented certificates of meritto the Vietnamese collectives and individuals in Australia in recognition oftheir outstanding dedications to bilateral friendship and cooperation.

Similar celebratory events have also been held by theVietnamese embassies in Cuba, Japan, Algeria, Germany, and Mexico, theVietnamese Consulate General in Vancouver of Canada, the Permanent Mission ofVietnam to the UN and the country’s Consulate General in New York.

The coming Lunar New Year, the Year of the Cat, will start onJanuary 22./.
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