Speaking to VNA reporters in Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Vu Duc Minh – Second Secretary, in charge of community, said that 2021 is an extremely difficult year due to the complicated and unpredictable developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in those difficult times, we can clearly see the support of the Vietnamese community in Malaysia. The community lives in harmony, works hard and has many contributions to social work through many volunteer activities, supporting and helping each other to solve problems and difficulties in life.

Speaking to the people, Ambassador Tran Viet Thai expressed his great joy at meeting the people in the extremely meaningful and well-organized Homeland Spring 2022 program at the right time in Vietnam, where a meeting between President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and outstanding overseas Vietnamese representatives from around the world is taking place, demonstrating the sense of responsibility and care of the Party and State for our compatriots abroad. The Ambassador also sent New Year wishes to all Vietnamese people in Malaysia, and emphasized that no matter where we go or what we do, we should live and contribute for the values ​​of the Vietnamese people, all for the purpose of a brighter future for our beloved Vietnam.

Ambassador Tran Viet Thai welcomed the outstanding examples who have made valuable contributions to the community. These include Ms. Tran Thi Chang, who has supported thousands of Vietnamese people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, supported the COVID-19 vaccine fund and medical equipment for Vietnam, and the volunteer activities of the Women’s Association, of which she is the President. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, Vice President of the Vietnam Business Association in Malaysia (VNBIZ), with volunteer activities to support Vietnamese and Malaysian people during the recent historic floods; Thuong Le and Huyen Luky volunteer groups; Vietnamese Liaison Group in Penang and Johor, etc.

Interspersed in the program were songs and musical instruments praising the homeland and the Vietnamese people, making everyone in attendance feel moved and nostalgic for their homeland. Many continuous applauses echoed in the hall, making the atmosphere warmer, filled with the affection of those who are living far from home but still yearning for their motherland.

Moved by the fact that for the first time after 40 years of living in Malaysia, he was able to attend the community Tet at the Embassy, ​​Mr. Ismail Hamid, a Cham ethnic, expressed his emotions and said that he felt warm as if he were at home when meeting the Vietnamese community in Malaysia, talking about home together as well as eating Vietnamese food.

Xuan Que Huong 2022 is the first time that the Cham ethnic group, a community of about 5,000 people, has Vietnamese representatives in remote places such as Saba, Teneganu and representatives of liaison states where the largest number of Vietnamese people live and work such as Johor, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Selagor.

Attending the Spring Homeland 2022 program were about 80 Vietnamese people who are typical representatives of the community, along with all staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and representatives of agencies affiliated to the Embassy in the area. Although Malaysia has controlled the COVID-19 epidemic in recent months, the local government still limits the scale of participation in large events. Therefore, the Embassy was forced to limit the number of participants to less than 100 people.