Paris, Feb. 18 -- Vietnamese Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai, together with staff of the embassy, representatives of Vietnamese agencies in the country and a large number of overseas Vietnamese, visited the Truc Lam Zen Monastery and Khuong Viet Pagoda on February 17, the first day of the Lunar New Year, to pray for peace for their families and the homeland. Hai extended New Year greetings to the resident monks and nuns as well as the Vietnamese community in France, expressing his hope that the expatriates will continue to uphold solidarity, integrate actively into the host society and make practical contributions to the Vietnam - France friendship while maintaining close ties with their homeland. On the first day of the Year of the Ho...