Overseas Vietnamese

Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing their products, ranging from handicrafts to construction materials and power devices, at the 12th Cambodia Import-Export and One Province One Product Exhibition which opened in Phnom Penh on December 15th.

The Union of Overseas Vietnamese Associations and the Vietnamese Business Association in Germany organized an art festival at Sen Hong restaurant, Erfurt, the capital city of Thuringia state.

The awarding ceremony of the 13th Orhan Holding International Photography Contest was organized in Bursa city, Turkey, on December 9th.

The "Market launching program in India" was organized by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnamese Embassy in India at the Royal Plaza Hotel in New Delhi, India, on December 12th.

The State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued Official Dispatch 95/UBNV-V2 on reporting to register to attend the Homeland Spring Program 2018 in Hanoi.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US and the International Trade Centre recently organized the 6th International Winter Embassy Exhibition at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington.

A workshop on recruitment of Vietnamese workers was presided over by Vietnamese Ambassador Ho Minh Tuan and member of the Karlovy Vary Provincial Council Josef Janu, in Karlovy Vary city on December 8th.

Mr. Ngo Trinh Ha, Head of the General Research Department under the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV), on December 6th received Mr. Souvanna Phouyavong, Head of the Lao Expatriate Liaison Department, about building an expatriate cooperation and exchange program in 2018.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina and Argentina’s Chamber of Commerce of Importers organized a seminar on trade promotion between the two countries on December 5th.

A delegation of the National Assembly's Council for Ethnic Minorities on December 7th began a working visit to learn about the policy implementation for overseas Vietnamese repatriating from Cambodia in Binh Phuoc province.

Vietnam Expo 2017 will be held by the Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar and Myanmar’s Ministry of Trade at Tatmadaw Hall, Yangon, Myanmar, on December 14th-17th.

The Vinh Phuc Homeland Spring 2018 will be organized for overseas Vietnamese around the world by the Vinh Phuc Union of Friendship Organizations, to strengthen their cohesion with the province and express the interest of the Party and people of the province to the overseas Vietnamese.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Vietnam Contemporary Art Theatre under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, organized cultural activities in the seven emirates of UAE from November 29th to December 4th.

An annual international charity bazaar was organized by the Delhi Commonwealth Women's Union at Ashok Hotel in New Delhi, India, on December 3rd with the participation of representatives of the diplomatic corps and international organizations in New Delhi.

Vietnam’s art and handicraft product pavilion at the 22nd International Crafts Selling Exhibition 2017 in Milan city, Italy, was launched on December 3rd, with the participation of over 30 Vietnamese businesses.

The 25th charity bazaar was recently organized by the International Women's Club of Kyiv in Ukrainian capital Kiev.

In the framework of activities marking 50 years since the establishment of ASEAN, ASEAN embassies in Myanmar and Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have organized the ASEAN Friendship Games and Food Festival at Asia Point Bowling Centre in Yangon, Myanmar.

As of November 29th, the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia received information requesting support from nearly 50 Vietnamese visitors who were stranded in Bali, and nearly 30 of them have left Bali safely by road.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey participated in a charity fair 2017 held by Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital Ankara on November 26th.

The International Christmas Bazaar 2017 was organized by the Diplomatic Spouses' Association (DSA) in Prague on November 26th to introduce traditional products and cultural features of 48 countries and raise money for charity in the Czech Republic.

Due to concern about activity at Agung Volcano, the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia on November 26th issued a warning to Vietnamese tourists who planned to travel to Bali; and visitors in Bali.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in France (UGVF) on November 26th organized a meal to raise funds to help flood victims in Thach Dinh and Thach Lam communes, Thach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province.

The Vietnamese Embassies in Laos, Mexico and China have just organized fundraising events to support flood victims in the Central and Central Highlands regions, due to serious damages from recent storm Damrey.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic has collected over CZK5 million through a fund-raising campaign launched among the overseas Vietnamese community across the country to support victims of the Asia Dragon Bazar fire in Cheb city, the Czech Republic.

Mexico treasures ties with Vietnam, Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos de Icaza told Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong at a meeting in Mexican city on November 24th.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria on November 22nd launched a fund-raising campaign to call officials and staff of the Vietnamese embassy, agencies and overseas Vietnamese in Algeria to support people in the Central and Central Highlands regions seriously damaged by storm Damrey.

The Asian Food Fair was first organized in Israel's Tel Aviv city in mid-November to promote food and beverage products from Asian countries such as India, Thailand, Japan, the Republic of Korea, China and Vietnam.

Haiky company and overseas Vietnamese in Germany donated VND1 billion to support people seriously affected by storm Damrey in Thua Thien-Hue and Phu Yen provinces.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Canberra, Australia, recently organized a meeting with the OV community to support the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” club, led by former Vice President Truong My Hoa.

The Liaison Committee of the Vietnamese Community (VNAS) in Singapore, the Lao Dong Newspaper's Golden Heart Fund and the Quang Binh provincial Trade Union, on November 20th presented gifts to support people affected by recent floods in Quang Binh province.