Vietnamese embassies abroad have organised pre-Tet get-togethers and celebrations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s 80th founding anniversary.

In Cambodia , Ambassador Ngo Anh Dung hosted a reception on Feb. 2 with the participation of Cambodian Government officials and a large number of overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese students.

He informed overseas Vietnamese about big events to be held in Vietnam , especially the country’s assumption of the ASEAN Chair, in 2010.

The Ambassador took this occasion to express hopes to receive continuous cooperation from relevant Cambodian authorities at all levels to further boost the two countries’ friendship in line with the motto “good neighborliness, traditional friendship, all-sided cooperation, and long term durability.”

The CPV Committee and Embassy in Cuba jointly marked the Party’s 80 th founding anniversary on Feb. 1 during which they called on all Party members in Cuba to continue responding to the movement “following and studying Ho Chi Minh’s moral example”.

The Party’s founding anniversary was celebrated in Laos on Feb. 3 in an event organised by the Vietnamese Business Association for Cooperation and Investment in Laos .

The event was attended by Laos Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad and Deputy Planning and Investment Minister Thongmi Phomvisay, and Vietnamese Ambassador Ta Minh Chau, among other guests.

Chairman of the Association Hoang Cung Thuong Nhan said Vietnamese investors in Laos are fully aware of their responsibilities in strengthening the special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos .

In 2009, Vietnamese businesses invested in 48 projects with a total registered capital of 1.42 billion USD in Laos , leading other investors in the country./.