The Canada-Vietnam Society (CVS), which gathers Vietnamese expats living in Canada, held a get-together in Toronto on January 18 to celebrate Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year, which is less than a week away.
The Canada-Vietnam Society (CVS) holds a get-together in Toronto on January 18 to celebrate Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year. (Photo: VNA)
Ottawa (VNA) – The Canada-Vietnam Society (CVS), which gathers Vietnameseexpats living in Canada, held a get-together in Toronto on January 18 tocelebrate Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year, which is less than a week away.
The eventfeatured a feast of Vietnamese traditional dishes, such as “banh chung” (squaresticky rice cake), “heo quay” (Vietnam’s crispy roast pork) and “che dau xanh”(sweet green bean soup) as well as folk music performances, including lion and “ao dai” (traditional gown)dances, helping relieve the expats’ homesick.
CVS DirectorJulie Nguyen said the celebration saw the presence of many internationalguests, particularly from ASEAN and Latin American countries, reflectinggrowing interest from foreign partners in Canada in cooperating with Vietnam intrade, investment and education.
Vietnam andCanada see greateropportunities for stronger trade and cultural exchanges, said Deputy Mayor ofToronto Denzil Minnan-Wong, adding this Vietnamese New Year event provides achance not only for Vietnamese expats and businesses to meet but also for Toronto and Ho Chi Minh Cityto expand partnership.
On theoccasion, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a letter of greetings to the Vietnamese communities in Canada, sayingthe holiday offers a wonderful opportunity to recognise the tremendouscontributions that Canadians of Vietnamese origin have made to the country. He wished theVietnamese all over the world best luck and prosperity in the Year of Rat.
Last year,Vietnam remained Canada’s largest trade partner in Southeast Asia with two-waytrade estimated at about 5.98 billion USD. Canada is home to around 250,000Vietnamese people./.
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The Canada-Vietnam Society (CVS) holds a get-together in Toronto on January 18 to celebrate Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year. (Photo: VNA)
