As Lunar New Year approaches and spring returns, amid the sacred moment marking the transition from the old year to the new, the Spring Homeland programme has become an emotional meeting point, connecting millions of Vietnamese at home and abroad in their shared bond with the Motherland. More than an annual cultural and diplomatic event rich in national identity, Spring Homeland affirms the strength of great national unity, spreads confidence and inspires hope for a new era of development – an era in which the country rises strongly and confidently.
“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring), the biggest cultural event for overseas Vietnamese when the Lunar New Year (Tet) come, has been held in many countries to bring the Tet atmosphere to Vietnamese expats.
The Vietnamese Association in Thailand’s Udon Thani province on March 14 held a ceremony to commemorate 64 naval officers and soldiers who laid down their lives while defending Gac Ma Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa in 1988 as well as heroic martyrs who sacrificed for the Fatherland and those who died of natural disasters and pandemics.
Overseas Vietnamese in France and Germany have celebrated the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – the longest and biggest traditional event back in their home country – with a series of enticing cultural and musical activities.
David Duong, president of California Waste Solutions (CWS) and CEO of Vietnam Waste Solutions (VWS) has handed over 250 ventilators to the Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco to aid anti-pandemic efforts in the homeland.
Oversea Vietnamese (OVs) living in New York, the US, has expressed belief that the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam will set out judicious decisions to continue boost Vietnam’s development in the future.
As many as 320 oversea Vietnamese (OV) from 11 European countries have competed in the Czech Open Golf Tournament under the European Vietnamese Golf Association (EVGA) Tour Championship 2018.
Oversea Vietnamese intellectuals returning to work in Ho Chi Minh City in the long run have risen on years and helped the city exploit untapped human resources potential for the national development.
Vietnamese remittances from overseas to HCM City, one of the country's leading destinations for remittances, hit 3.7 billion USD by the end of October, a year-on-year increase of 13 percent.
