From the 5th to the 12th of April, FOSCO sent delegations to attend and congratulate the celebrations of the Lunar New Year of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar and join in the ritual ceremonies organized at their Consulate-Generals in HCMC.
On the morning of April 5th 2019, a FOSCO delegation led by Deputy General Director Trần Tuấn Anh visited the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Cambodia to congratulate the Cambodian people’s Traditional Lunar New Year namely Chol Chnam Thmay. On behalf of FOSCO Leaders and staff, Mr. Trần Tuấn Anh wished Mr. Im Hen, the Consul General, his Spouse and all employees of the Consulate General a new year full of happiness and success.
On the morning of April 9th 2019, Mr. Hồ Trọng Trí, FOSCO Deputy General Director, led a delegation to visit the Consulate General of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in HCMC and extend congratulations to their traditional Lunar New Year Celebration Bunpimay (Year 2562 in the Buddhist Calendar). Mr. Hồ Trọng Trí wished the Lao people a new year full of happiness and success. Also, he expressed FOSCO’s willing efforts to support the Lao Consulate General, contributing to tighten and develope the good relationship between Vietnam and Laos. After the meeting, FOSCO delegation was honored and excited to join the Lao Consulate General in their ritual ceremony to welcome the New Lunar Year Bumpimay.
On April 11th 2019, Mr. Hồ Trọng Trí, Deputy General Director of FOSCO attended the joint celebration of Lunar New Year of the 4 countries Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar organized by the HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and the Board for International Buddhism of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s chapter in HCMC held at Pho Minh Pagoda. Attending the event were representatives of Consulate-Generals of Cambodia, Laos and Thailand in HCMC; Most Venerable Thich Thien Tam, Vice President of the VBS’s Executive Council, Deputy Head of the VBS’s HCMC chapter, and Head of the International Buddhism Committee of the VBS’s HCMC chapter; Representatives of different Departments in HCMC; many Businessmen, students, and people from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand who are working and studying in HCMC. The celebration took place in a very pleasant, cozy and bonding ambience, with the ritual of bathing Buddha praying for a peaceful new year, and with various ethnic songs and dances.
Before noon of April 12th 2019, Mr. Hồ Trọng Trí, FOSCO Deputy General Director led a delegation to visit the Royal Thai Consulate General to extend congratulations to their New Year Celebration called Songkran. Mr. Deputy General Director Hồ Trọng Trí, on behalf of FOSCO Leaders and staff, wished the Consul General, his spouse and all employees a new year full of happiness and success. The Deputy General Director hopes that the good relationship between FOSCO and the Consulate General will grow even stronger, deeper and will develope sustainably.