Overseas Vietnamese

A photo exhibition and workshop on President Ho Chi Minh was co-chaired by Vice President of Bulgaria Iliana Iotova and Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thi Hong Oanh in Sofia on October 30th.

The exhibition on Vietnam-Laos relations was opened at the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum, Vientiane, Laos on October 30th, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations (September 5th) and the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between Vietnam and Laos (July 18th).

The Central Committee of the Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam has organized a ceremony to debut the Vietnamese Buddhist Association in the Mozambican capital Maputo, and kicked off the plan to establish a Vietnamese Buddhism Centre in the country on October 27th.

A ceremony was organized to mark the 55th anniversary of Vietnam - Algeria diplomatic relations (October 28th) by the Vietnamese Embassy and Algeria’s related agencies in the capital Algiers on October 29th.

More than 30 photos on the beauty of Vietnamese people, traditional culture and outstanding economic achievements over the past 30 years of renovation are on display at an exhibition which opened in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on October 29th.

The Vietnamese Embassy and organizations of the Vietnamese community in Poland on October 22nd - 23rd mobilized to raise funds to support domestic flood victims affected by recent natural disasters in Vietnam’s Northern and Central provinces.

Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) Vu Hong Nam received Mr. Nguyen Dac Thanh, an overseas Vietnamese in the US, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 26th.

Vietnamese Film Days in Russia kicked off in Moscow on October 27th, introducing five newly-produced outstanding films winning domestic and international prizes, and gaining high revenue in Vietnam.

The third Viet Vo Dao Vovinam Ambassador Championship concluded in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria on October 27th, with the first prize coming to the Olympique de Bourouba club.

A ceremony has been recently organized to inaugurate the construction of a primary school in Khau Tao hamlet, Then Phang commune, Xin Man district, Ha Giang province, thanks to fundraising by mobilization groups.

The Vietnamese Women's Union in Slovakia organized "Vietnam Culture Day in Slovakia" in Bratislava city to introduce the cultural, spiritual values, and the tradition of building and defending the nation, of Vietnamese people on October 20th-22nd.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt organized a ceremony on October 24th to honour and present Certificates of Merit to Egyptian artist Mai Mohab and her colleagues.

After nine years of operation, the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Hungary held its 2nd Congress for the period of 2017-2022 in Budapest on October 21st.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Russian Federation on October 23rd organized a ceremony to raise funds to support domestic people to overcome the consequences of natural calamities.

In the spirit of looking toward the origin of the nation, 40 Vietnamese writers from 12 countries, and writers from the Northern, Central and Southern regions of Vietnam, offered incense at Hung Kings Temple relic site on October 21st.

An exhibition named "Vietnam, the country and people - Looking from the sea and islands" was launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications and Vietnamese Embassy in France, on October 20th - 22nd.

During the ceremony to mark the Vietnamese Women’s Day held by Vietnamese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 21st, the embassy also raised funds to support people affected by recent floods in Vietnam.

In over a month since its launch, the Charity Board of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Ukraine's Odessa province on October 20th presented over three tonnes of food and foodstuff to local people in difficult circumstance through the Odessa provincial Red Cross.

The Sea and Island Club in Germany on October 18th organized an exchange toward the homeland’s sea and islands, with many meaningful and practical activities such as map and photo exhibition on Hoang Sa-Truong Sa, art exchange, discussion of ideas and donation to support the army and people living and doing missions on islands.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ulan Bator(Mongolia) on October 13th collected nearly VND50 million to support domestic flood victims.

In response to a call from the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese, the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia on October 17th held a donation ceremony to support the people heavily affected by recent floods in Northern and North Central provinces.

The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument in Khemara Phoumin city, Koh Kong province, Cambodia, was inaugurated on October 16th.

The Vietnamese Cultural and Art Association in the Czech Republic on October 15th organized its mid-term congress to strengthen the organization and innovate the model of operation of the association in the community.

The Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa opened a Vietnamese class for OV kids in the country, organized by the Embassy and the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Netherlands, on October 15th.

The University of Pitesti in Pitesti city, Romania, organized an opening ceremony of the new school year 2017 to welcome nearly 500 freshmen, many of whom are Vietnamese students.

A ceremony was organized to mark the 63rd anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10th) by the Vietnamese Embassy and Ha Thanh Club in Warsaw on October 8th.

A large number of Czech people and international visitors attended a festival organized by the second generation Vietnamese youth in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, to introduce Vietnamese culture on October 7th.

On the occasion of the 87th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Women's Union and Vietnamese Women's Day (October 20th), the Vietnamese Embassy and women's club in Romania organized a ceremony with the theme "Women and Vietnamese cuisine" on October 8th.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam has just had a meeting with the Vietnamese Business Association in Australia (VBAA) in Melbourne, Victoria, to highlight the association's role in promoting economic exchanges between the two countries.

A mid-Autumn Festival was organized for Vietnamese children in Laos by the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Vientiane, Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Nguyen Du Vietnamese - Lao Bilingual School in Laos, at Bang Long Pagoda in Vientiane on October 4th.