OVs in New York celebrate Lunar New Year

More than 100 overseas Vietnamese and international friends enjoyed a warm celebration of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival held online on February 3 by the Vietnamese permanent delegation to the United Nations (UN) in New York.
OVs in New York celebrate Lunar New Year ảnh 1Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the United Nations, speaks from Hanoi. (Photo: V NA)
New York (VNA) – More than 100 overseas Vietnamese andinternational friends enjoyed a warm celebration of the Lunar New Year (Tet)festival held online on February 3 by the Vietnamese permanent delegation tothe United Nations (UN) in New York.

From Hanoi, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission tothe United Nations, who came back home to attend the 13th National PartyCongress, informed the participants of the congress’s outcomes  as well as domestic situation in 2020.

He said that the congress outlined the path for Vietnam to become a strong nationin mid-21st century, while giving out new criteria in employment, socialequality, income equality and environmental quality.

He also informed them of the country’s efforts to fight COVID-19 as well as thegovernment’s commitment to curbing the pandemic.

Quy said with delight that Vietnam fulfilled its dual tasks of containing thecoronavirus and maintaining GDP growth at 2.91 percent.

Despite formidable challenges, Vietnam successfully performed the roles as the2020 ASEAN Chair, and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, hestressed.

He appreciated the contributions made by the expats to the country’s developmentas well as foreign relations.

He expressed his hope that the whole world will overcome the COVID-19 pademicin this year, and Vietnam will soon have COVID-19 vaccines for mass inoculationin this summer./.
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