Many Vietnamese students from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium held a get-together with international friends to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).
Pham Huy Hoang, Chairman of the Vietnam Students’ Association in Leuven said that the annual event offered an opportunity for Vietnamese students to share experiences of studying and living in Belgium.
Both Vietnamese and
international students took part in art performances featuring spring and the
love of their nation. Vietnamese folk games were played and a traditional
culinary arts festival was also held.
Representatives from the Vietnamese embassy in Belgium also joined the event and highlighted the students’ at the Catholic University of Leuven for Tet.
Catholic University of Leuven is one of the biggest and most prestigious universities in Belgium. It attracts more than 100 students and post graduates annually studying a variety of subjects including architecture, economics and basic sciences. Each year, about five Vietnamese PhD holders and ten with Masters Degrees return to work in the homeland.
*** The Vietnamese embassy in Mongolia has co-ordinated with the Vietnamese Association there and held a get-together for more than 160 overseas Vietnamese in the country.
Addressing the meeting, Vietnamese ambassador to Mongolia Hoang Tuan Thinh reviewed Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements, the country’s important events in 2010 and the success of the 11th National Party Congress. Mr Tuan also highlighted the fine relationship between Vietnam and Mongolia through the exchange of high-level delegations as well as contributions by Vietnamese community in Mongolia for raising funds for flood victims in Vietnam.
Mr Thinh wished the embassy staff, overseas Vietnamese and students a successful year and hoped the association will serve as a bridge of friendship between the peoples of both nations.
President of the Vietnamese Association in Mongolia, Nguyen Huy Tuan, also expressed hope that the embassy staff and overseas Vietnamese will continue to promote last year’s achievements and that the Vietnamese community in Mongolia will continue to work hard and respect their resident country’s customs and traditions.
(VOV)
