(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt on August 31 held a meeting with Vietnamese people living, working, and studying there. Ambassador Dao Thanh Chung said the National Day celebration also aimed to mark the 50^th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Egypt.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong and Assistant Secretary of State Scott Marcel at the celebration to mark Vietnam's National Day, September 2, 2013.

In Laos’ Luang Prabang province, the local Party cell and authority and the General Consulate of Vietnam jointly held a performance to mark Vietnam’s National Day. The performance features songs and dances in praise of the two countries’ leaders, Parties, people and landscapes as well as the long-lasting Vietnam – Lao relationship. The VN’s Consulate General hosted a party with the participation of leaders of 8 northern Lao provinces and overseas Vietnamese.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Moscow, Russia, held a party on the National Day.

The Association of Overseas Vietnamese in Bangkok, Thailand, marked the National Day on August 31. The Association’s President Nguyen Ngoc Anh said the meeting is of great significance as it encouraged Vietnamese people to continue to promote and preserve national glorious traditions for the younger generation. Ambassador Ngo Duc Thang said the Vietnamese community in Bangkok has an important position in consolidating Vietnamese people in Thailand and enhancing the cooperative relations between the two nations.