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Vietnamese in Malaysia, Czech Republic commemorate Hung Kings

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association on April 13 held a ceremony to commemorate the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam.
Vietnamese in Malaysia, Czech Republic commemorate Hung Kings ảnh 1Nguyen Quoc Hoang, Vice President of the Malaysia - Vietnam Friendship Association, presides over ritual to commemorate Hung Kings. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and the Malaysia-VietnamFriendship Association on April 13 held a ceremony to commemorate the HungKings, the legendary founders of Vietnam.

The commemoration of the Hung Kings is a national holidaythat takes place annually on the 10th day of the third lunar month, which fallson April 18 this year. The practice of worshiping the kings in the northern midlandprovince of Phu Tho was recognised by UNESCO as part of the world's intangiblecultural heritage in 2012.

Vietnamese Ambassador Dinh Ngoc Linh to Malaysia said that this is avery meaningful activity gathering the spirit and values of 100 millionVietnamese people at home and about 4.5 million others living abroad, and demonstratingthe spirit of building and defending the nation.

The commemoration is also an opportunity for Vietnamesepeople to nurture their patriotism, overcome challenges and affirm their position,he added.

On this occasion, the Vietnamese Embassy screened adocumentary about Truong Sa (Spratly) and called for donations for a greener TruongSa. On behalf of the embassy, Linh handed over more than 16,000 MYR (3,350USD) to Tran Thi Chang, who will join a delegation of overseas Vietnamese to visit Truong Sa in the coming time, to presentthe money to its people and soldiers.

Also on April 13, a ceremony in commemoration of the Hung Kingswas organised in Prague, the Czech Republic./.
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