Overseas Vietnamese

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey has just organized an exhibition to promote Vietnam’s tourism, culture and cuisine at the 3rd International Tourism Fair in Ankara. This is one of events to mark the 40th anniversary of Vietnam - Turkey diplomatic relations.

The Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Pham Anh Tuan on March 22nd attended an event themed “Introduction day about Vietnam” held by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ICI) to introduce the investment and business environment and opportunities in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Russian Federation said that as of late afternoon on March 26th (Vietnamese time), about 64 people were confirmed killed, of whom 15 had been identified, in the tragic Kemerovo shopping mall fire in Russia.

In the framework of the working visit to the capital city Bamako of the Republic of Mali on March 23rd - 28th, a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria and Mali led by Ambassador Pham Quoc Tru met with the overseas Vietnamese community living and working in the West African country.

The Civi Affairs Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) in the Russian Federation organized a meeting to mark the 87th founding anniversary of the HCMCYU in Moscow on March 25th.

The 6th Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition (AgriteQ 2018) was held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center on March 20th - 22nd.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Dang Xuan Dung had a talk with lecturers and students from the Argentinian University of Business (UADE) about the country, people, innovation cause and integration process of Vietnam, on March 21st.

(CPV) - From March 20th-22nd, the Vietnamese Embassy in Greece held memorial ceremonies to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, who passed away on March 17th.

The 9th Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) 2018 was launched by the Qatar Tourism Authority at the Sheraton Hotel Park in Doha on March 15th.

A seminar on residence of overseas Vietnamese community in Ukraine was organized in the Vietnamese Embassy in Kiev on March 16th.

Embassies and representative offices of Vietnam in foreign countries have held ceremonies to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, who passed away on March 17th at the age of 85.

A seminar was held in Saint Petersburg city, Russia, on March 16th to mark 95 years since Nguyen Ai Quoc, an alias of President Ho Chi Minh, set foot in Petrograd, the former name of Saint Petersburg, and an exhibition of images and documents about Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese leaders during their visits to the former Soviet Union.

A great requiem to commemorate martyrs, who sacrificed themselves on Gac Ma Island on March 14th, 1988 for independence, territorial integrity of the nation, was organized at Tu An Pagoda in Berlin, Germany, on March 18th.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Battambang province and the Vietnamese Cambodian Association in Pursat province inaugurated a floating school for overseas Vietnamese students in Tonle Sap, Kan Dieng district, Pursat, Cambodia on March 16th.

Mamas & Papas, a leading luxury brand in the United Kingdom (UK) producing products for mother and baby, officially opened its store in Tokyo, Japan, on March 17th.

A great requiem for Vietnamese martyrs sacrificed for the nation was held in Khanh An pagoda in Udon Thani province, Northwest Thailand on March 18th.

The administration of Matsudo city on March 17th set up a place for Japanese people to offer flowers to pray for the soul of Le Thi Nhat Linh, who was killed savagely in March 2017.

Young overseas Vietnamese working in Vietnam and their fellows at home engaged in a dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17th to make connection and share their experience in starting and doing business.

A ceremony was organized by overseas Vietnamese in the Czech Republic to commemorate martyrs sacrificed on Gac Ma Island, in Prague on March 14th.

Egypt’s Ministry of Industry and Trade officially opened the 51st Cairo International Fair, in Nars City of the capital Cairo, on March 14th.

The Vietnamese Embassy, Overseas Vietnamese Association and Vietnamese Women Club in Romania organized an event to mark the International Women’s Day and 1,978th anniversary of the Trung Sisters' Uprising, in Bucharest on March 12th.

A requiem was held on March 14th by the Vietnam Buddhism Cultural Centre in Hungary (VinaBudh), Tue Giac pagoda, to commemorate martyrs sacrificed on Gac Ma island, Truong Sa archipelago, in the fight to protect sovereignty and territorial integrity of the nation.

In the framework of a recent working visit to Katowice, the Vietnamese Ambassador to Poland Vu Dang Dung had a working session with Deputy Head of Slaskie province Stanislaw Dabrowa and Mayor of Katowice city Marcin Krupa to learn about the potential and strengths of the locality and cooperation potential with Vietnam’s localities.

The Consul General of Vietnam to Shanghai Nguyen Thanh Mai attended the opening ceremony of a painting exhibition by female painters from Southeast Asia themed “Spring Song” held on March 8th -16th at Zhong Hua Men ancient citadel in Nanjing, China.

A working delegation led by Vietnamese Ambassador to Mongolia Doan Thi Huong visited and worked with leaders of Khuvsgul province, Mongolia, in order to promote cooperative relations between the province and Vietnam’s localities.

(CPV) - A great ceremony to pray for safe and sound for the overseas Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK), a requiem for martyrs sacrificed for the independence, freedom and sovereignty of the nation, and recognition of the Vietnamese Buddhism Association in RoK, was held on March 11th at Phung An Pagoda, Seoul capital.

The newly-signed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), of which Vietnam and Chile are members, is expected to be a new push for the economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two nations, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Nguyen Ngoc Son.

Buddhists from the overseas Vietnamese community in Laos organized a ceremony to pray for peace and safety for the nation and people on the occasion of the early lunar New Year of the Dog, at Bang Long Pagoda in Vientiane, Laos, on March 7th.

Various significant activities were organized by the Vietnamese Embassy and General Association of Vietnamese Cambodians (GAVC) to mark International Women’s Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 8th.

A great requiem was organized at Nisshikutsu Pagoda in Tokyo by the Vietnam Buddhist Association in Japan to commemorate martyrs sacrificed at Gac Ma battle (March 14th, 1988) on March 4th.