Programme connects Thailand-Vietnam’s business, culture and tourism

The Spring Homeland 2025 programme aims to honour the cultural values and beautiful traditions of the nation, highlight the country’s achievements and the development of the overseas Vietnamese community.

Overseas Vietnamese models have presented a collection of ao dai (traditional long dress) designed by Tran Phuong Hoa, as part of the activities to promote the investment, trade and tourism between Vietnam and northeast Thailand.

The collection vibrantly reflects Vietnamese culture through exquisite hand embroidery and handcrafted embellishments.

The series of activities was jointly held by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Khon Kaen, Thailand, in collaboration with the Thai-Vietnamese Business Association and local authorities on March 29-30. They are held within the Spring Homeland 2025 programme, an important cultural and political event that combines economic diplomacy.

Nearly 600 attendees took part, including Vietnamese Consul General Dinh Hoang Linh, President of the Thai-Vietnamese Friendship Association Sanan Angubolkul, Deputy Governor of Khon Kaen Siriwat Pinijipanich and leaders from several provinces in Northeast Thailand, among others.

The delegates offered incense and flowers at the Ho Chi Minh President Memorial Site, visited Vietnam Street, One Pillar Pagoda, Khanh An Vietnamese Language School and met with the Vietnamese Association in the region.They also visited exemplary economic models of overseas Vietnamese, connecting and interacting with overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs in the province and attended a seminar on promoting investment, trade and tourism between Vietnam and northeast Thailand.

With the theme 'Overseas Vietnamese Accompanying the Country in the New Era', the Spring Homeland 2025 programme aims to honour the cultural values and beautiful traditions of the nation, highlight the country’s achievements, and the development of the overseas Vietnamese community.

"The Party and the State have always recognised and valued the contributions of our compatriots abroad," said Consul General Dinh Hoang Linh.

"We hope that the overseas Vietnamese community will continue to accompany and join hands with the people of the country to strive for a new era of strong and prosperous national development."

The Deputy Governor of Khon Kaen, Siriwat Pinijpanic, expressed his pleasure and honour in attending the Spring Homeland 2025 programme. He appreciated the contributions of the overseas Vietnamese community to the development of the local area and the increasingly close relationship between Thailand and Vietnam.

A highlight activity is an art programme in Khon Kaen Province on March 30, featuring captivating songs that praise the Fatherland, honour President Ho Chi Minh and promote patriotism and solidarity.

The programme has received nearly VND400 million (US$17,400) to support the preservation and maintenance of the Ho Chi Minh President Memorial Site and the One Pillar Pagoda in the province. The financial donation will also assist Vietnamese language teachers at Khanh An School.

The northeast region is a key economic development area of Thailand, comprising 20 provinces with a population of over 20 million people, including about 100,000 overseas Vietnamese.

It is home to the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site and Memorial Area, built by contributions from the Vietnamese community in the region to mark the time of the revolutionary activities of the President. VNS

(2025/04/04-00:00)