Overseas Vietnamese

As many as 120 young overseas Vietnamese from 27 countries and territories around the world on July 15 attended a ceremony to offer incense at Thuong Temple and the temple dedicated to Father Lac Long Quan in the Hung Kings Temple historical relic area in Phu Tho province.

There is currently no information regarding any Vietnamese nationals involved in a July 12 landslide that swept two buses into a river in Nepal.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung had a working session with the Governors of Trat, Chanthaburi and Chonburi provinces of Thailand.

The Vietnamese Student Association in Russia held a press conference to launch the information page 'Youth in Russia' on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the traditional day of the Vietnamese Youth Volunteer Force (July 15).

The Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese in Dak Lak province has organized the 7th Open Executive Board Meeting, term 2021 – 2026 to review its operation in the first six months of 2024 and carry out tasks in the last six months of the year.

The Vietnam Business Association in the UK (VBUK) has organized an event named “VBUK Summer Together” in Hackney district, London to share their operation experience in the European country.

The 4th World Conference of Overseas Vietnamese (OV) and the 2024 forum of OV intellectuals and experts are scheduled to take place in Hanoi from August 21-28.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel in collaboration with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem organized a talk about the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory and signing of the Geneva Agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Vietnam (1954 - 2024).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam received Mr. Justin McGowan, Executive Director in charge of trade and investment of Queensland State, at the headquarters of the Embassy on July 9.

A seminar on exploring cooperation opportunities in the developing semiconductor industry was held in Tokyo on July 9.

The Vietnam Summer Camp 2024 for the young generation of overseas Vietnamese will take place from July 14-29 in 12 provinces and cities throughout the country.

Members of a volunteer club of Vietnamese students and youth in Russia and the Vietnamese Student Association in Russia have co-organized a program to visit Geranika nursing home in a suburb 70km north of Moscow city center.

Continuing the activities of Vietnam Cultural Days in Russia, an art performance program was held at the St. Petersburg Capella State Concert Hall to introduce typical cultural features of Vietnam and demonstrating the interference and similarities between the Vietnamese and Russian cultures.

Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai and Dr. Dinh Hung Cuong, representative of the Vietnam-Japan Expert Association in Fukuoka, on July 8 paid a working visit at the General Research Center of Kitakyushu City.

Towards the 57th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Consulates General of ASEAN countries in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China met under the chairmanship of Philippine Consul General Iric Cruz Arribas to discuss directions to further promote practical cooperation between ASEAN and Guangdong.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary on July 7 coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, Zagreb city, and Mladenaca Park to co-organize the Vietnam Culture Day in Croatia.

The Vietnam-Japan Digital Transformation Association (VADX JAPAN) made its debut in Japan on July 7, in order to connect local firms operating in the information technology (IT) sector in Japan, while boosting ties and sharing innovations and advanced technology solutions between the two countries.

The World Gastronomy culinary promotion festival within the series of activities of the Francophone Community in Tehran, has been successfully held at the campus of the French Embassy in Iran.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt coordinated with the ASEAN Committee in Cairo (ACC) to organize the ASEAN Friendly Bowling Tournament 2024.

A Vietnamese language training course for overseas Vietnamese (OV) teachers and a Vietnamese bookshelf were launched by the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei and relevant units in Taoyuan, Taiwan (China) on July 4.

The State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnam Airlines Corporation (Vietnam Airlines) on July 4 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation on overseas Vietnamese affairs.

The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs will organize the first Overseas Vietnamese Rendezvous Point program in 2024 on July 6.

A football tournament named “FAVIJA KANSAI CUP 2024” for the Vietnamese community studying, working and living in Kansai, Japan has been organized at Fresca Stadium, Kobe City.

The Vietnam Festival was co-hosted by Languidic City Hall, along with Art Space Association and Vietnam Bretagne Sud Association, to introduce Vietnamese culture on June 28 and 29.

On its 60th anniversary, the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) officially launched the SIM Alumni Association in Hanoi, the second SIM alumni association in Vietnam, following the one in Ho Chi Minh City.

The World of Coffee 2024 was organized by the World Specialty Coffee Association in Copenhagen, Denmark from June 27-29.

The Truong Sa Club in Hungary recently organized a meeting to mark its one-year anniversary.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Angola led by Ambassador Duong Chinh Chuc paid a working visit to Lunda-Sul Province from June 25-28, an eastern province of Angola, more than 1,000km from the capital Luanda.

A ceremony was held in Stockholm on June 29 to establish the association of Vietnamese science and technology experts in Sweden to connect and promote the potential of Vietnamese scientists in the country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting with representatives from Vietnam’s embassy and other representative agencies and the Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on June 26, within the framework of his official visit to the country.