Overseas Vietnamese

A meeting to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30th) has been jointly held by the Organisation of Solidarity with the People of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL) and the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba.

The 41st Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) Charity Bazaar was organized in Tokyo on April 19th.

"Italy’s University of Brescia wants to welcome more Vietnamese students and postgraduates," Mr. Maurizio Tira, Rector of the University of Brescia, said in the meeting with the Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Cao Chinh Thien on April 19th at the headquarters of his university in Lombardy region, Northern Italy.

Under the auspices of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK), the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Daejeon city, RoK, opened Vietnamese language classes for children from multicultural families in the city and its neighbouring areas on April 16th.

During his visit to the Republic of Senegal as Special Envoy of the President, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs - Chairman of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Vu Hong Nam met the overseas Vietnamese community in Senegal on April 15th.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his condolences to Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong regarding the case of Vietnamese girl Le Thi Nhat Linh, murdered in Chiba Prefecture, at a meeting at the Imperial Palace on April 17th.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh and his spouse congratulated Lao Ambassador Mai Sayvongs and his spouse on the occasion of their traditional New Year festival, Bun Pi May, on April 14th.

The Vietnamese Students' Association (UEVF) in France on April 15th organized its 7th Congress and elected its new Executive Board for the term 2017-2019.

As a doctor, Mr. Tran Kim Lan, born in 1964 as the third generation of overseas Vietnamese born in Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), has a passion for studying Vietnamese language.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan and his staff have visited the Lao Embassy to congratulate the embassy’s diplomats and staff on the occasion of their traditional New Year festival, Bun Pi May.

On the occasion of historical April, many Vietnamese living far from the nation return to the homeland to mark the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day of the country.

Recently, Vietnamese Ambassador to Poland Vu Dang Dung had a friendly meeting with representatives of Vietnamese associations and enterprises at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Poland.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria participated in the 14th International Cultural Tourism Fair in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria on April 6th – 8th.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela has just organized the ASEAN Friendship Golf Tournament and partners, with the participation of embassies of Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Japan and local prestigious entrepreneurs.

The Vietnamese Ambassador in Tanzania believes that the Honorary Consul will provide much support to Vietnamese businesses doing business in Uganda.

The opening ceremony of a Vietnamese restaurant named Sen Vietnam was held in the capital of Panama on April 6th.

The Overseas Vietnamese community in Germany on April 9th solemnly organized a Hung Kings Death Anniversary ceremony to commemorate the construction and protection of the nation by the Hung Kings.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Spain organized the first friendly meeting with nearly 40 families adopting Vietnamese children in Madrid on April 1st.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Malaysia has sent a diplomatic note to relevant ministries and agencies in Malaysia requesting official information about the detention of two Vietnamese fishing vessels with 28 fishermen on board on April 2nd.

Vietnamese teachers have been struggling to overcome language and cultural disagreements to bring literacy to overseas Vietnamese children in Laos.

Recently, the Vietnamese Embassy in Greece has coordinated with Alkyonis Cinema of Athens (Greece) to organize a free screening of the film "Viet Kostas" by Greek director Tritsimpidas.

Vietnamese students studying at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) organized Vietnam Day on April 5th to welcome Vietnam’s hosting of APEC Year 2017.

"Place meeting East-West culinary flavours" is the theme of the Vietnam Food Week, co-organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Qatar, Rotana Doha Hotel and Emirate Airline, from March 27th to April 2nd.

The association of Vietnamese professionals, postgraduate and students in the financial field in France (VnFinance France) recently organized a workshop on finance and job promotion for Vietnamese youths in Paris.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia coordinated with Vietnamese businesses and students in Cambodia to attend the ASEAN Food Festival 2017 at the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh on April 1st.

The ASEAN Night Bazaar 2017 was held in the capital city of Wellington, New Zealand, on April 1st – 2nd.

The Vietnamese Embassy in China organized an exchange among women from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries themed "ASEAN women tea party" in Beijing in late March.

According to the Japanese media, hundreds of people, including the Vietnamese community in Japan, attended a requiem ceremony for Le Thi Nhat Linh on March 31st.

(CPV) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Greece has recently worked with the Alkyonis Cinema in Greece’s capital Athens to screen the film “Viet Kostas” by Greek director Tritsimpidas, for an audience of over 200 Greek people, international friends, representatives from diplomatic agencies and members of the Vietnamese community in Athens.

An ongoing exhibition entitled “Treasures of Vietnam Archaeology” at the State Museum of Archaeology in Germany’s Sachsen state has been attracting a large number of visitors.