Experiencing numerous difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the two years 2020-2021, entering 2022, the epidemic situation in Russia is less stressful. But new difficulties arose, following Russia conducted a special military operation in Ukraine at the end of February and was surrounded by the West, economic sanctions with unprecedented draconian measures.
| Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and his wife participated in the package of Chung cake. |
Officials and employees of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia as well as the whole community have been affected, at least in travel, because the two-way direct flights between Russia and Vietnam and vice versa have been suspended since then. March 2022.
Therefore, in order to organize a package of banh chung to welcome the national traditional New Year 2023, the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has made more elaborate preparations than every year. In addition to the attention and direction of Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi, departments and departments, it is impossible not to mention the role of Ms. Do Thi Yen, an employee of the Embassy, who has had “seniority” for 8 years of preparation. for the agency’s banh chung package.
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| The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia wraps Chung cake to welcome the Lunar New Year of the year 2023. |
Yen said, unlike every year, it is much more difficult to transport dong leaves, as well as sticky rice and green beans to Russia, due to the lack of direct flights: “Brothers in the agency come to help work. While sending banh chung leaves around a few countries, everyone still tries to create conditions for our agency to pack banh chung, ensuring that all employees have a full Tet holiday like every year.”
This year the Embassy plans to pack regarding 230 banh chung, including giving to external agencies. The stages of washing leaves, soaking rice, beans, marinating meat have all been prepared by Ms. Yen and the embassy staff. The atmosphere of this year’s banh chung wrapping session was more joyful and busier than in previous years thanks to the voice of Ms. Le Thi Hang Nga – a lecturer at the Faculty of Ethnic and Mountainous Arts, Military University of Culture and Arts. She followed her husband’s working term and enthusiastically came to perform for the agency.