An art performance at the event (Photo: VNA)
The event, drew the participation of over 1,000 overseas Vietnamese from all over RoK, aimed to promote the traditional culture of Vietnam to the overseas Vietnamese community in the country and local people, as well as strengthen the cooperation and friendship between the two countries.
This is not only a helpful playground, which help strengthen exchange among branches of VSAC across RoK, but also a bridge to connect the overseas Vietnamese student community, thereby promoting the image of talented, friendly and creative Vietnamese students to RoK and international friends.
This festival includes art performances praising the beauty of the country and people of Vietnam, Vietnamese youth, folk games, Vietnamese food and screening a video about 10 years of development of the Vietnamese student community in RoK.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Vu Hong Nam highly appreciated the initiatives and activities towards the homeland recently organized by VSAK, such as fund-raising to help local people affected by natural disasters, and supporting scientific research products of Vietnamese students in RoK to relevant agencies in Vietnam.
Mr. Nam said that with such meaningful activities, VSAK has become a typical overseas student organization, positively contributing to the development of the Vietnamese community in RoK in general and students’ movements in particular.
The Deputy Minister wished Vietnamese students in RoK to promote the spirit of learning of the nation, gaining good results in their studies, seriously obeying regulations of their universities and the law of RoK, building a united, dynamic and creative Vietnamese student community in RoK.
Vietnamese Ambassador to RoK Nguyen Vu Tu praised the efforts and achievements of Vietnamese students in RoK and believed that they would become good intellectuals in both theory and practice, making great contributions to the cause of construction and protection of the country, as a bridge to help connect and further develop the relationship between Vietnam and RoK.
From about 2,500 students in 2006, the Vietnamese student community in RoK now has about 15,000 people and is expected to increase rapidly in the future./.