Overseas Vietnamese enjoy traditional Tet in Ho Chi Minh City
WVR/VNA - On February 1, one hundred overseas Vietnamese (OVs) returning from 28 nations and territories offered incense at the Hung Kings Memorial Site in the National Historical and Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City, starting a series of activities of the “Xuan Que huong 2024” (Homeland Spring) programme.
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| Overseas Vietnamese enjoy traditional Tet in Ho Chi Minh City |
A delegation of overseas Vietnamese, led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, Le Thi Thu Hang, and Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan as the Head of the delegation, paid respects by offering incense and flowers in memory of the Hung Kings Memorial Site. Here, the overseas Vietnamese were briefed on the construction of the Hung Kings Memorial Site in the National Historical and Cultural Park.
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| Overseas Vietnamese enjoy traditional Tet in Ho Chi Minh City: Delegates at the Hung Kings Memorial Site in the National Historical and Cultural Park. (Photo: WVR) |
The “Xuan Que Huong” programme is held annually on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest and longest festival in a year of Vietnamese people – for outstanding Vietnamese people living abroad. The programme is attended by leaders and former leaders of the Party and State, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other ministries, and localities.
This is the largest political, external and cultural event connecting Vietnamese people at home and abroad, and also an opportunity for Party and State leaders to listen to the thoughts and aspirations of OVs.
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| Overseas Vietnamese enjoy traditional Tet in Ho Chi Minh City: OVs take a ride on the metro train in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: nhandan.vn) |
On this occasion, the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) organised a full-line test run on Metro Line 1 linking Ben Thanh in District 1 with Suoi Tien in Thu Duc city to serve OVs.
Within the framework of the programme, OVs will have chances to join a lot of activities to enjoy the Tet atmosphere.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
