Overseas Vietnamese keep close bonds with Fatherland
Over 1,000 delegates representing more than 6 million Vietnamese living in all continents attended the "Xuan Que huong" (Homeland Spring) programme in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.
Officials and overseas Vietnamese delegates in a group photo at the Xuan Que huong programme (Photo: VNA)
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The event is held annually on the threshold ofthe Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest and longest festival in a year ofVietnamese people – for outstanding Vietnamese people living abroad.
Many delegates said though living far from the homeland, theyhave nurtured their love of and maintained close bonds with the home country. Speaking at the event, Nguyen Ngoc Luan from Australia said witꦓhthe wish to find a place for Vietnamese farm produce on the international market,his comp💫any (Meet More Coffee) has focused on coffee and gained certain successin introducing products from Vietnamese coffee to international consumers.
“Overseas Vietnamese always look towards the homeland and areproud of the nation. We hope that mechanisms in Resolution 98 will open upopportunities for us to contribute to the city and the country,” Luan said. Tran Dinh Thang from the US noted the Vietnamese intellectual communityin the US have great potential, so a suitable model to develop connectivitywith OVs is needed in order to fully tap this resource for Vietnam’sdevelopment. Dinh Vinh Cuong from Japan stressed that the traditional valuesand patriotism are the source of motivation for every OV to work to contributemore to the Fatherland’s prosperity. Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCM City Phan Van Maiacknowledged the remarkable contributions of OVs to the city’s economic and socialattainments in 2023. Sharing with the OVs the city’s development plans thisyear, he hoped OVs continue to make recommendations to the city and helpconnect the city with resources so that it can effectively implement thoseplans./.
“Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring), an annual programme for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, is expected to become a cultural and art highlight that will leave a strong impression on participants, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.
One hundred overseas Vietnamese (OVs) returning from 28 nations and territories on February 1 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.
President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse on February 2 joined overseas Vietnamese (OV) in a traditional ritual of releasing carps at Nha Rong Wharf on the day for “Ong Cong, Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods).
Seven overseas Vietnamese collectives and 15 individuals with outstanding contributions to the building and promotion of solidarity among the OV community were honoured at a meeting held by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee's Standing Board in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.
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Officials and overseas Vietnamese delegates in a group photo at the Xuan Que huong programme (Photo: VNA) 
