Overseas Vietnamese

During the regular press conference organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi on March 30th, spokesman Le Hai Binh reported 43 Vietnamese people arrested in the Solomon Islands.

The Vietnamese Student Branch at Sejong University in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 27th held "Vietnam Cultural Night 2017" on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the branch, in the framework of a series of activities celebrating the 25th anniversary of Vietnam - RoK diplomatic relations.

The Vietnamese Buddhist Association in Hungary held a requiem to pray for heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the fight for protection of national sovereignty over the sea and islands, including martyrs on Gac Ma Island in 1988 in Budapest on March 24th.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has immediately taken citizen protection measures upon learning that a Vietnamese third-grade girl, Le Thi Nhat Linh, was found dead in Abiko city, the Japanese prefecture of Chiba.

Ms. Tran To Nga, conducting a lawsuit against 26 US chemical companies, delivered a speech to representatives of Valenton city to introduce an autobiography in French "Ma terre empoisonnée" (My poisoned land) in the framework of the "Vietnam Day" held on March 25th in Valenton, Val de Marne province, in the suburbs of Paris, France.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine on March 22nd marked the 25th anniversary of Vietnam - Ukraine diplomatic relations (January 23rd) in Kharkov.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic organized a ceremony in Prague to introduce a book on the Vietnamese market in the Czech language, on March 23rd.

Asian and European ambassadors in Prague, the Czech Republic, learnt about the culture, cuisine and commercial potential of the Vietnamese community on March 21st.

A leader of Binh Dien Fertilizer Joint Stock Company said that the company would continue to provide price and technical assistance to help Cambodian farmers improve their farming efficiency, contributing to Cambodia's agricultural development.

A meeting to mark the International Women’s Day (March 8th) was organized by the overseas Vietnamese community in Macau Special Administrative Region, China, on March 19th.

The first badminton tournament of open Moscow police students 2017 was organized at the Moscow State University of Design and Technology (MSUDT) on March 19th.

The Vietnamese Buddhist Culture Association in Erfurt city, Germany held a solemn requiem for heroic martyrs sacrificed on Gac Ma reef on March 19th.

On the occasion of the Francophonie Festival and the "French Flavours" program, Huynh Khanh Ly, Masterchef Champion in France in 2015, has returned to Hanoi on March 17th - 23rd at the invitation of the French Embassy in Vietnam.

As the chairman of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR), the Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Cao Chinh Thien held a sports exchange among the ASEAN embassies in Italy at the weekend.

The Vietnam – ASEAN Singing Festival 2017 officially closed with a lively and vibrant final contest in Vientiane, Laos, on March 14th.

A great requiem ceremony for heroic martyrs sacrificed for the sovereignty over the sea and islands of the nation was organized in Prague on March 14th.

A great requiem ceremony for 64 heroic martyrs sacrificed in the fight to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa Island was organized by the Vietnamese Buddhist Association in Warsaw, Poland, on March 12th.

Kuala Lumpur police have destroyed a drug trafficking group in the form of 3 in 1 coffee in Taman Maluri, Cheras, on March 10th.

The Kinh Bac Fellow Countrymen Association in the Czech Republic organized a music night to mark five years since its establishment, with the participation of nearly 500 people, those loving “Quan Ho” singing from provinces and cities of the Czech Republic, and representatives of organizations and associations of the Vietnamese community in Prague on March 12th.

The Vietnamese Embassy and overseas Vietnamese alumni delegation in Cambodia attended the ASEAN + 3 Festival on the campus of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) in Phnom Penh on March 11th.

A requiem ceremony of the Vietnamese community was held to honour heroic martyrs who sacrificed themselves for independence and territorial integrity, the sea and islands of the nation, in Tu An pagoda in Berlin, Germany, on March 12th.

The "Vietnam’s flavour - Europe" association made its debut in District 13, Paris, on March 12th.

Four organizations and five individuals from the four units were presented certificates of merit by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) for their achievements in the movement toward the beloved Central region in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 11th.

The overseas Vietnamese community celebrated a solemn requiem for martyrs sacrificed for the nation and dead compatriots in Khanh An Pagoda, Udon Thani city, Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand on March 8th.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa on March 3rd met Vietnamese women from the Vietnamese community in the nation, female students, cadres and all staff of the Embassy on the occasion of International Women's Day.

The fifth International Food Festival was organized by the Spouses of Heads of Missions accredited in Indonesia (SHOM), in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 9th.

The General Association of Vietnamese Cambodians (GAVC) and the Overseas Vietnamese Women’s Union in Cambodia organized a meeting to honour the contributions of overseas Vietnamese women in the country on March 8th.

The Community Liaison Committee and the Vietnamese Women Club in Malaysia co-organized the International Women's Day and the Hai Ba Trung uprising memorial in Kuala Lumpur on March 4th.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in France has officially launched two projects of Truong Sa affection and giving strength for students to go to school during the 2017-2019 period.

Minister Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand Pho Hoang Han on February 28th presented THB55,600 to Ms. Priyangsri Watanakul, representative of the Thai Red Cross Society in Bangkok, to support flood victims in Thailand's Southern provinces in recent time.