VOV.VN - A five-day summer camp kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on April 26, attracting 18 young overseas Vietnamese keen to partake in diverse activities in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 – 2025).

As Vietnam is marking Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day, Vietnamese communities around the world have come together in meaningful ceremonies to pay tribute to the nation's legendary founders and strengthen cultural bonds.

A special ceremony in Hanoi recently launched the day for honouring the Vietnamese language in overseas Vietnamese communities and the 2025 Vietnamese language ambassador contest, reaffirming ongoing efforts to preserve and promote the mother tongue among overseas Vietnamese.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has unveiled a lineup of activities for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on April 3-4, ahead of the Hung Kings Temple Festival - one of the country’s largest cultural and religious celebrations honouring its legendary founders.

Overseas Vietnamese in Thailand have gathered at the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site in Udon Thani province to honour the late leader with traditional offerings and ceremonies as part of their Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations.

Overseas Vietnamese (OV) trust in the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in the new era of Vietnam's development, said Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hung, vice president of the Union of Vietnamese Organisations in Russia and director of the Russia-Vietnam Cooperation Development Fund Tradition and Friendship.

The Vietnamese communities around the world have organised various vibrant festive activities to celebrate Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important traditional festival of Vietnamese people in a year.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu underscored the significance of the Tet celebration, which helped the overseas Vietnamese (OVs) to reconnect with their roots and honour the nation’s cultural values.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba recently organised a “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) - the most important festival of Vietnam in a year, bringing together crowds of Vietnamese people living, working and studying in the Latin American nation.

The Tet (Lunar New Year) is the time when the amount of remittances transferred to Vietnam increases due to the demand of overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese working abroad wanting to send money back home.