The "Community Tet - Spring Homeland 2023" program is held for the first time after two years of COVID-19 hiatus. (Photo: VOV Washington)

Giang insisted that Vietnam’s current position and the fine development of the Vietnam-US relationship are partly due to the enormous support of Vietnamese people abroad, including those in New York and neighboring states, and the American friends. Saturday’s program was attended by 500 people.

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai speaks at the event. Photo: Dung Hoang/VOV-New Delhi

On Sunday, 100 people of Vietnamese descent attended a Lunar New Year program organized by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Association in Chennai, India.

Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai said that the overseas Vietnamese community is an integral part, an internal resource of the Vietnamese nation, and an important factor contributing to the friendly cooperation between Vietnam and other countries.

“The Vietnamese Embassy considers working with Vietnamese in India a pillar of its activities. We strive to support people to do business, live, and improve their legal status in India and organize activities to connect expatriates with their homeland and contribute to national development,” said Hai.

Nguyen Duc Minh, Interim Chargé d'affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, speaking at Community New Year 2023. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)

Similar programs were held on the same day by the Vietnamese missions in Japan, Cuba, Germany, Brunei, and Canada.