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Lunar New Year greetings extended to Vietnamese expats in RoK, Venezuela

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Nguyen Vu Tung visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to two Vietnamese-Korean families on February 1, the first day of the Year of Tiger.
Lunar New Year greetings extended to Vietnamese expats in RoK, Venezuela ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Nguyen Vu Tung visits the family of Nguyen Ngoc Cam, former president of the association of Vietnamese people in the RoK on February 1, the first day of the Year of Tiger. (Photo: VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to theRepublic of Korea (RoK) Nguyen Vu Tung visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet)greetings to two Vietnamese-Korean families on February 1, the first day of theYear of Tiger.

He brought “banh chung” (square sticky rice cake) as presentsto families of Nguyen Ngoc Cam, former president of the association of Vietnamesepeople in the RoK, and Nguyen Thi Trinh, and offered lucky money totheir children.

Talking to the Korean husbands, Tung expressed his hope thatthe families will pay attention to educating the younger generations and enablethe children to access Vietnam’s culture and language.

He also expected the Vietnamese-Korean families will furthercontribute to developing the two countries’ relations and engage in celebrationsof the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties (December22, 1992 – 2022).

Previously on the New Year’s Eve, the Vietnamese diplomat hosteda gathering, connecting 100 different locations, to extend his best wishes to allVietnamese people living in the RoK. He briefed them on Vietnam’s politicaland socio-economic situation and the two nations’ strategic partnership lastyear.

In Venezuela, the Vietnamese Embassy also hosted a get-togetherfor staff of diplomatic missions and Vietnamese people living in the LatinAmerican country on the occasion of the Lunar New Year./.
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