Jakarta (VNA), Feb. 25 -- Vietnamese people in Indonesia celebrated the Year of the Dragon at a ceremony held in Jakarta on February 24.

Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Ta Van Thong reviewed last year's situation of the homeland and highlighted the significant results of the two countries' relations as seen in frequent high-level meetings, thriving economic, trade and investment ties, and the opening of direct air routes that are expected to foster bilateral ties, especially tourism and people-to-people exchanges, in the coming time.

He emphasised the important contributions and role of the Vietnamese community in Indonesia in the homeland's development, noting that though there are just about 500 Vietnamese peo...