Last weekend, at the city hall of Rome, the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy organized the Program “Spring Homeland 2023”, connecting Vietnamese communities in Italy, Cyprus and Malta for the first time in the form of both in person and online, attended by nearly 500 people, including the President of the City Council of Rome Svetlana Celli, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Maria Tripodi, representatives of Italian ministries and sectors and the Vatican City, Mayor of Limassol City (Cyprus) Nicos Nicolaides, Ambassadors, representatives of Embassies, relatives of the Vietnamese community and Italian friends.
The art program “Spring Homeland” is a very special program because it is held live at the 3 bridgeheads of Italy, Cyprus and Malta, with performances performed by expatriates and Italian friends. the respect, gratitude, thoughts and warm feelings of the children far from their homeland towards the country and their families and preserving the fine traditional spiritual culture of the nation on the occasion of Spring.
Another special feature is that this year’s “Hometown Spring” program was first held in one of the most beautiful auditoriums of Rome City Hall, with the favor of the Rome city government for Vietnam, It also shows the good relationship between the two countries.
The Vietnamese community in Belgium enjoys Tet together
| Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao speaks at Community Tet in Belgium. (Photo: Huong Giang/Vietnam+). |
After two years of suspending community New Year activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year, overseas Vietnamese in Belgium and Luxembourg are extremely happy to meet again at the common house of the Vietnamese Embassy in Hanoi. Brussels. Firm handshakes, warm hugs, seem to dispel the bitter cold of the European winter.
The Vietnamese community in Belgium and Luxembourg is always united, attached to, abides by local laws and regulations, and has many people who have achieved outstanding achievements, thereby demonstrating the role and potential of Vietnamese in the community. local.
People also always join the flow of the great national unity bloc, participating in contributing intellectual resources, economic resources and “soft” resources to the Fatherland; becoming an important bridge contributing to promoting cooperation and deepening Vietnam’s relations with the two countries, especially in 2023 marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Vietnamese community in Canada
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| Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong and Senator Victor Oh took a photo with the Vietnamese community and Canadian friends (Photo: VNA). |
The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada held the Community New Year of the Year of the Rabbit 2023, marking the first community Tet held in a live format after 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite the “cutting” cold in this vast North American country, many relatives have traveled hundreds of kilometers, gathered together under the roof of Vietnam House in Ottawa, on the The most important holiday in Vietnamese culture, wishing for a New Year with the best.
On the occasion of the coming Lunar New Year, Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong has called on overseas Vietnamese to join hands to promote the friendship between Vietnam and Canada, when the two countries will celebrate their 50th anniversary. the year of establishing diplomatic relations this year-an important milestone in the progress of bilateral relations development.
Ambassador Pham Cao Phong touchedly shared his desire to open a Vietnamese language class for children in Canada with the cooperation and contribution of the community, so that the young generation “remembers the place where they buried each other”. cut the umbilical cord of the father, remember the homeland of origin”.
In a letter to congratulate the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit to the Vietnamese community, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasized that this is an opportunity to recognize the continuous contributions of Vietnamese Canadians to “the country of maple leaves”, and here it is. It is also an opportunity to learn more about the rich culture, customs and traditions of the Vietnamese people.
The overseas Vietnamese community is an integral part of the Vietnamese nation. With about 250,000 people of Vietnamese origin living, studying and working in Canada, over the years, the role, position and prestige of the Vietnamese community in the host society has continued to be consolidated. Canada is among the top 5 study abroad destinations for Vietnamese students. Meanwhile, Vietnam currently leads Southeast Asia and ranks in the top 5 globally in terms of the number of international students in Canada.
No matter where you live in the world, Tet is always a sacred moment to help Vietnamese people get closer to each other, love each other more, and look towards the Fatherland and family with feelings and wishes for a better life. the best in the new year full of joy and hope.