Special spring concert held for overseas Vietnamese people
The Xuan Que Huong “Homeland's Spring 2021", an annual special programme exclusively held for overseas Vietnamese people, was held in a virtual format and broadcast live on the national television (VTV1 and VTV4 channels) on February 4.
A performance of Xuan Que Huong “Homeland's Spring 2021" exclusively held for overseas Vietnamese people on February 4. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Xuan Que Huong “Homeland's Spring 2021", an annual special programme exclusively held foroverseas Vietnamese people, was held in a virtual format and broadcastlive on the national television (VTV1 and VTV4 channels) on February 4.
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister Dang Minh Khoi,Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, the show is not onlyan occasion to bring Vietnamese expats all over the world closer to theirshared root but also an opportunity for all Vietnamese people to showdetermination to take the country to the new era of development and prosperity.
In a remark delivered virtually, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc conveyed hisbest wishes to Vietnamese people living and working abroad.
Briefing about the country’s remarkable achievements over the last year despiteadverse impacts of the COVID-19, he said Vietnam would not have achieved suchsuccess without the contributions of 5.3 million overseas Vietnamese.
The State and Party always appreciate their contributions in all areas, frominvestment, trade, to technology transfer, as well as their donations to aidthe national response to the pandemic and natural disasters, he said.
The Government leader voiced his hope that all Vietnamese, both at home andoverseas, will make concerted efforts to fulfill socio-economic goals for thenext five years and beyond.
The concert, which took place at the iconic Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, washosted by the Foreign Ministry’s State Committee for Overseas VietnameseAffairs for Vietnamese people living abroad, many of whom are not able to comeback to Vietnam for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday this year due to travelrestrictions induced by COVID-19.
It featured various music performances by popular Vietnamese artists both athome and overseas depicting the love for the nation and recreating a warm andcheery atmosphere of the spring.
Aired live on the channels VTV1 and VTV4 and digital platform VTVgo, theconcert had no live audience as the country has been put on high alertfollowing fresh COVID-19 outbreaks.
The Xuan Que Huong programme has been organisedregularly since 2008, and has become a much anticipated event attracting alarge number of overseas Vietnamese from all corners around the globe./.
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A performance of Xuan Que Huong “Homeland's Spring 2021" exclusively held for overseas Vietnamese people on February 4. (Photo: VNA)
