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Vietnamese community in the United Kingdom

The Lunar New Year Festival is one of the two largest annual events organized by the Vietnamese Family Partnership (VFP) in Deptford, London. This year, the 2025 Year of the Snake celebration on January 26 attracted hundreds of overseas Vietnamese and locals, especially families with young children.

The Vietnamese community in the UK participating in the banh chung wrapping competition. Photo: VNA

The festival provided an opportunity for attendees to prepare for Tet with a wide variety of traditional specialties. Decorative flowers and plants, including chrysanthemums, peach blossoms, apricot flowers, and kumquats, were also available.

The event also featured an exhibition showcasing a proposed symbol representing the Vietnamese community in Deptford, home to the largest Vietnamese community in London. This VFP initiative aims to raise awareness and enhance the visibility of the Vietnamese diaspora. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Quynh Giao, the founder of VFP, emphasized that the Tet Festival is one of VFP's key activities to promote and preserve Vietnamese cultural heritage. She expressed hope that the festival would strengthen community bonds, and pass on traditional values to younger generations.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK, Do Minh Hung, praised VFP's efforts in organizing meaningful events like the Tet Festival, which help preserve national cultural traditions. He affirmed that the Party and State consider overseas Vietnamese an integral part of the nation, and have implemented various policies to support them, fostering national unity and contributing to Vietnam's development. Ambassador Hung reiterated the embassy's commitment to accompanying Vietnamese associations in the UK in their activities, promoting a united and strong community that contributes to both the host country and the homeland.

UK Member of Parliament Vicky Foxcroft expressed her delight at attending the 2025 Lunar New Year celebration. She commended VFP's initiatives, such as Vietnamese language classes, lunch clubs, and community support services, highlighting VFP as a testament to the Vietnamese community's success in the UK. She emphasized that while governments work for positive national change, local communities like the Vietnamese play a vital role in making a difference at the grassroots level.

Over the past two decades, the community Tet Festival organized by VFP in Deptford has celebrated Vietnamese cultural values, fostered community solidarity, and promoted Vietnamese culture in the UK.

Vietnamese community in Tatarstan, Russian Federation

A program celebrating the 2025 Lunar New Year and the 95th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – February 3, 2025) was recently held at the House of Friendship of Nations in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation.

The event, attended by over 200 community members, students, and Russian friends, was organized by the Vietnamese Association in Kazan, in collaboration with the local Party cell and Vietnamese students. The program aimed to preserve and promote Vietnam’s traditional Tet culture, and to honor the achievements of the Vietnamese Association in Kazan.

From Vietnam, Dam Danh Lam, chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Kazan, expressed his joy at the community's recognition during the “Homeland Spring 2025” program. Vice Chairman Duong Tuan Tu extended New Year wishes, emphasizing the community’s unity and dedication to supporting each other and contributing to the homeland through meaningful initiatives.

Le Van Huy, executive committee member of the Vietnamese Association in Kazan, highlighted the community’s active involvement in cultural, educational, and charitable activities, including welcoming high-ranking Vietnamese delegations and supporting disaster relief efforts in Vietnam.

Russian students studying Vietnamese at Kazan Federal University and their Vietnamese lecturer (center). Photo: NDO

Nguyen Duc Anh, deputy secretary of Kazan’s Party cell, stressed the importance of Tet as a cultural bridge for Vietnamese children born and raised in Russia to connect with their heritage. He noted that the festival fosters pride and a sense of resilience among the Vietnamese diaspora.

As in previous years, the event featured traditional Tet dishes, folk games, and cultural performances. Highlights included lion dances, and performances by both Vietnamese children and Russian students studying Vietnamese, creating an atmosphere filled with pride and hope for the new year.

The program also marked the 75th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations (January 30, 1950 – January 30, 2025), reinforcing the traditional friendship between the two nations.

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