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For the majority of overseas Vietnamese, the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one mean a lot to them when living far from homeland. In the absence of glorious peach or apricot blossoms without hours of gathering around a warm fire and watching a cauldron of sticky rice cakes, Vietnamese people living abroad look forward to the Vietnamese Tet. It makes their nostalgia strong for Tet - the occasion for reuniting with family and spending time with friends after a long period of separation from Covid-19. A Tet corner in the house of an overseas Vietnamese in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Mia Le In 2023, the Year of Cat comes earlier than usual, only three weeks after the Gregorian New Year’s Eve, so Europeans have got back to their usual busy life after the long Christmas break. In order to keep up with their fellows, Vietnamese expatriates continue their business and school schedules without enjoying a long holiday for Tet. But that does not … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese eagerly await Tet and spring

Celebrating the Lunar New Year and bilateral relations with Vietnam, foreign diplomats to Vietnam have given best wishes to the Vietnamese people in the Year of the Cat 2023. In their special pre-recorded videos for Tuoi Tre News , Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski, and Malaysia's Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Wong Chia Chiann wish Vietnamese people good health, good luck, peace, love and prosperity in the new year. The new year message of Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar. Video: Netherlands Embassy in Hanoi The new year message of Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski. Video: Australian Embassy in Hanoi The new year message of Malaysia's Consul General in Ho Chi Minh Wong Chia Chiann. Video: Thanh Tuan Embracing the Tet spirit, UK Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew and his staff have made banh chung , a traditional Vietnamese rice cake which is made from … [Read more...] about Foreign diplomats wish Vietnamese people peace, love, health and prosperity in Year of the Cat

Sydney (VNA) – Vietnamese people will join other Asian-origin communities at the 16-day Sydney Lunar Festival in the Australian city to mark the coming Lunar New Year. The event with more than 80 special festive programmes will last from January 21 to February 5, aiming to inspire people’s enthusiasm, fuel business activities, and highlight the cultural diversity of Sydney. From an annual event first held by Asian communities 27 years ago, the Sydney Lunar Festival has become a large event every year by the city and also established itself as the biggest Lunar New Year celebration outside Asia. This year’s festival will feature a wide range of activities, including street food fairs, music and light shows, lion dancing, dragon boat racing, art displays, and a lantern festival, expected to draw thousands of visitors. The centre of these activities will be the Haymarket precinct with Dixon, Hay, Sussex, and Harbor streets. Lunar New Year -inspired gates with … [Read more...] about Sydney festival to entertain Asian communities as Lunar New Year arrives

The agreement marked a brilliant milestone in the history of Vietnamese revolutionary diplomacy in the Ho Chi Minh era. Fifty years have passed since the accord was signed, yet the lessons of international solidarity and independence are still valid today. This tremendous victory was not only for the Vietnamese people but also for peace lovers around the globe. The arduous and protracted negotiations over the treaty, dubbed a brain battle in the history of world diplomacy at that time, left deep imprints in the mind of those directly involved in the process and contributed to the successful conclusion of the agreement. As for international peace-loving friends who always stood side-by-side with the Vietnamese people and wholeheartedly supported the country’s struggle for national liberation and independence, the Paris Agreement is eloquent proof of the truth as stated in a proclamation of victory of the Vietnamese nation: “A just cause always prevails over tyranny; compassion is … [Read more...] about Paris Agreement through insider’s accounts, global perspective

It was the only candidate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and also the only Asian candidate of the Francophone community. Thailand’s Ambassador Nikorndej Balankura said Vietnam’s role in the U.N. as a whole has been very commendable, adding that in the past years, Vietnam has very successfully been a member of the Security Council and represented Asia and Southeast Asia in particular very well. “I think that the fact that Vietnam has been elected is both commendable and well deserved. Vietnam is an ASEAN candidature so Vietnam’s candidacy has been supported by both ASEAN and of course, Thailand, because we're very close bilaterally,” he said. “And it's a successful second election, not the first one. So it's even more pronounced the success of Vietnam. So not only we have Vietnam being a member of the Human Rights Council 2014 to 2016, but will also be member in 2023 to 2025. And this will strengthen the Vietnamese human rights record, advancing the … [Read more...] about Vietnam working hard to protect, promote human rights