Stockholm (VNA) – The Vietnamese Cultural Association and the VietnameseWomen's Association in Sweden held a Lunar New Year gathering in Malmo city onFebruary 18.
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador toSweden Tran Van Tuan extended his best New Year wishes to the Vietnamesecommunity across Sweden as a whole, and those in Malmo city and its surroundingareas.
Highlighting the indispensable role played bythe Vietnamese community abroad, including over 22,000 in Sweden, in the country's overall development,he committed that the embassy will actively help the overseas Vietnamese maintain the culture and language of Vietnam, toward building an unitedand strong community.
Participants at the event were treated to musicperformances staged by the Vietnamese artists based in the European country.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese Embassy inSweden also presented sets of Vietnamese-language books to Vietnamese childrenresiding in Malmo and adjacent areas./.