Overseas Vietnamese

The Asian festival 2018 themed “The Colours of Traditions” was organized at Borisova Gradina Park in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, on May 12th.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan received Chairman of the Czech - Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarian Group Leo Luzar on May 16th to exchange measures to promote relations between the two countries, especially in the fields of economy and trade.

After consecutive bombings in Surabaya city, East Java province, Indonesia, on May 13th-14th, the government of Indonesia has raised its terrorism alert to the highest level and allowed functional enforcement forces the right to open fire to ensure security.

Overseas Vietnamese participated in a cultural exchange festival, organized last weekend in Tsukuba city, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan.

A delegation of officials and staff from the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, led by Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung and representative of the Nghe An fellow-countrymen association, visited and offered flowers at the memorial site for Uncle Ho in Moritzburg town, Saxony state, Germany.

A friendly meeting between members of the club “For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa” and the overseas Vietnamese community in Melbourne was organized in Melbourne, Australia, on May 14th on the occasion of 30 years since Gac Ma battle.

The embassies of Vietnam and Cuba in Argentina on May 12th organized an exchange in Buenos Aires to strengthen the traditional friendship between the two countries.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico is participating in the 19th cultural week in San Miguel de Allende city, Guanajuato state, from May 11th -19th, along with 16 other nations.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria on May 12th officially opened a Vietnamese class in the capital Algiers for overseas Vietnamese in Algeria and students studying Vietnam’s traditional martial arts.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria, painter Nguyen Minh Son and the Algerian Ministry of Culture opened Vietnam’s first painting exhibition in Algeria on May 13th.

Over 1,000 poor Cambodian people in Kep province and Vietnamese expats living in the coastal locality were given free check-ups and medicines during a charitable programme on May 12th.

The Vietnamese Student Festival 2018 was recently organized by the Vietnamese Student Branch at University of Palermo under the Vietnamese Student Association in Italy (ASVI) in Palermo city, Sicily island.

In the framework of a working visit to Chong Qing, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi and an interdisciplinary working delegation of Vietnam had a working session with Mayor of Chong Qing city Tang Liang Zhi on May 9th.

Vietnamese businesses have participated in the 51st International Fair of Algiers (FIA 2018), opened on May 8th under the supreme patronage of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong presented credentials to President Enrique Peña Nieto on May 7th.

The opening ceremony of first ever Vietnam Days in Myanmar was organized on the afternoon of May 7th under the chair by the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar.

The 5th Hung Kings Cup football tournament was organized by the Liaison Committee of the Overseas Vietnamese community in Singapore on May 6th.

The Vietnamese community in Mexico and cooperation project between Vietnam’s Central Acupuncture Hospital and Autonomous University of Zacatecas have launched a photo and book exhibition to mark the 43rd anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day at Calderón Theatre, in Zacatecas city, Mexico.

As many as 144 overseas Vietnamese players from nearly 10 European countries participated in the friendly table tennis tournament for Vietnamese people in Europe 2018, held in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 1st.

The carriage delegation of the British Royal Reception has picked up Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tran Ngoc An to visit Buckingham Palace.

The Vietnam - Myanmar cultural exchange program was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy, Myanmar’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, and Vietnam Artisan and Trademark Association, at the National Theatre of Yangon on April 28th.

Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao has been elected as the Second Vice Chairman of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC) during the commission’s 70th session in New York, the US.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Chile celebrated the 43rd anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification (April 30th, 1975) in a ceremony on April 28th which gathered the Vietnamese community in Chile and many foreign guests.

No Vietnamese workers have been found injured or dead in a massive fire that broke out at a factory’s dormitory in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) around 9:00 pm on April 29th.

A ceremony marking the Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary was organized solemnly by the Vinh Phu fellow-countrymen association and overseas Vietnamese in Russia on April 25th.

The Vietnamese Cultural Week 2018 was organized by the Vietnamese Students Association at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan, China, on April 20th and 21st.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka, Japan, Vu Tuan Hai attended the opening ceremony of a Vietnamese class for the Vietnamese community in Kobe city.

The 7th Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary was organized in Prague on April 22nd by the Phu Tho Fellow-Countrymen Association and Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic, under the auspices of the Vietnamese Embassy.

The Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe on April 21st held its third conference in Prague, Czech Republic, with the participation of representatives from Vietnamese communities from 14 European countries.

The Vietnamese Embassy and ASEAN members in Argentina, including Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, on April 21st organized an annual bazaar to strengthen cultural exchange and improve understanding and cooperative friendship with the local country.