elThe project is among activities commemorating the 135th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 –2025) in Thailand.
The One Pillar Pagoda in Khon Kaen, which was reconstructed to match the exact dimensions of the original One Pillar Pagoda in Ha Noi, was inaugurated in 2008.
The project on renovating the pagoda was launched in 2023 by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Khon Kaen. The project received donations of 4.3 million THB by the Khon Kaen City Council, and nearly 1 million THB by the overseas Vietnamese community in Thailand and former Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.
Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Consul General in Khon Kaen, Dinh Hoang Linh, emphasised that the project holds profound meaning not only in preserving and promoting traditional Vietnamese cultural identity and spiritual values of the One Pillar Pagoda but also in fostering friendship and cooperation between Khon Kaen province and Ha Noi city in particular, and between Viet Nam and Thailand in general.
For his part, Wittaya Phooyosarn, Acting Mayor of Khon Kaen, noted that the upgrading of One Pillar Pagoda in Khon Kaen was the fruit of cooperation of the Khon Kaen city government, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Khon Kaen, and the Thai-Vietnamese community, stressing that this collaboration reflects the longstanding friendship and strong relationship between Thailand and Viet Nam.
Also on May 20, a delegation from the Viet Nam-Thailand Friendship Association, led by Senior Lieutenant General, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Thanh, Chairman of the Association, visited the Vietnamese Consulate General in Khon Kaen and met with the Vietnamese community in Khon Kaen province.
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| Delegates at the meeting |
At the meeting, Consul General Dinh Hoang Linh briefed the participants on the consulate’s activities and the situation of the Overseas Vietnamese community in northeastern Thailand.
He highlighted the consulate’s activities to promote Vietnamese language within the Overseas Vietnamese community. Most recently, the consulate inaugurated a Vietnamese language bookcase for the Overseas Vietnamese community in Udon Thani province and organised a painting exhibition on Uncle Ho in Udon Thani and Nakhon Phanom provinces.
At the meeting, Chairman Nguyen Van Thanh highly appreciated the spirit of mutual support within the Overseas Vietnamese community in northeastern Thailand and expressed his hope that the community would promote solidarity and make further contributions to local socio-economic development, thus nurturing the friendship between Viet Nam and Thailand.
