Overseas Vietnamese

An amateur art troupe of the overseas Vietnamese community in Macau, China, on November 20th attended the national cultural exchange “Asian Art Colour - 2016” organized at Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

A talk about the regional situation, with the main content on the East Sea situation, was held at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia on November 19th.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka has recently held a conference to introduce the economy and culture of Vietnam in the city of Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

A delegation of officials and staff from the Vietnamese Embassy and the Overseas Vietnamese Community in the Russian Federation on November 20th and 21st visited, encouraged and presented 10 rescue boats and hundreds of life jackets with a total value of over VND400 million to the area affected by floods in recent time in the two provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh.

On the occasion of the Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20th), the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic on November 19th held a ceremony to honor outstanding students in the 2015-2016 school year.

Engineer Nguyen Quyet Tien, one of the two co-authors of the fourth of a six volume Czech-Vietnamese dictionary, introduced and presented the fourth volume to the Vietnamese Embassy and the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Prague, the Czech Republic, on November 16th.

According to information from the authorities of New Zealand, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred in North Canterbury, South New Zealand, on the morning of November 14th, killing two people, seriously injuring 6 others and slightly injuring another 18.

The Asian Diplomats' Spouses Association (ADSA) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of Egypt organized the charity bazaar 2016 at the Conrad Hotel in Cairo to raise funds for charitable organizations on November 12th.

The General Association of Overseas Vietnamese in Laos on November 12th opened a library at its headquarters in Vientiane.

Expatriates showed their high determination to work with Ho Chi Minh city's authorities and people in turning the city into a major centre of economics, trade, science and technology in Southeast Asia during the Conference of Overseas Vietnamese 2016.

More than 1,200 Vietnamese students in border areas of Kandal province (Cambodia) cross the swift-flowing Binh Di river daily by small boats to An Phu district, An Giang province, to go to school.

The Overseas Vietnamese Conference 2016 is taking place on November 11th - 14th in the Southern hub Ho Chi Minh city.

The opening ceremony of Vietnam’s light industrial park was held in the city of Serpukhov, Moscow, Russia on November 8th.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos on November 8th in Vientiane received money collected from the overseas Vietnamese community in Laos to support residents in the Central region to overcome the aftermath of recent floods.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina and the Argentina-Vietnam Cultural Institute (ICAV)) on November 5th and 6th jointly organized a series of activities to promote the image of the country and people of Vietnam in the cities of Mar del Plata and Miramar, Buenos Aires province.

The Party Committee of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos on November 5th awarded the 65-year Party membership badge to Mr. Tran Van My in Vientiane, Laos.

The administration of Moscow (the Russian Federation) on November 3rd organized a solemn ceremony to present awards of the State and Moscow to individuals operating in different fields of politics, economics, culture, religion, education, sports and agriculture for their contribution in building and strengthening national unity block and social security of Russia.

In response to the call of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese Ambassador in the Czech Republic Truong Manh Son on November 3rd launched a donation drive among staff and their spouses of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic to support people in the Central region to overcome recent floods.

Vietnamese communities in many countries across the world have made donations to help people in central provinces who suffered from flooding caused by prolonged downpours in the past month.

The Hai Phong fellow – countrymen association in the United Kingdom (UK) gathered to mark the 6th year since the establishment of the association in London on October 29th.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos and PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOil) on November 1st presented a kindergarten school to the administration in Do village, Bun Neua district, Phongsaly province, Laos.

The Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnam’s representative agencies in France have contributed over EUR1,900 to support residents in the Central region after the recent floods.

More than 120 representatives from Vietnamese communities in 16 European countries gathered in Prague, the Czech Republic, on October 29th for the first Congress of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and Kanagawa prefecture has organized the festival "Vietnam Festa" 2016 in the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, attracting the participation of a large number of overseas Vietnamese in Japan as well as local people.

Multiple activities such as water puppetry and Ao Dai (traditional long dress) performances within the ongoing “Vietnam Festa” in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture are expected to help Japanese people understand more about the land and people of Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and authorities of Kanagawa prefecture launched a campaign to raise fund for flood victims in Vietnam’s central region on October 28th.

A Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State has been presented to former Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence Thorvald Stoltenberg to honour his substantial contributions to the two countries’ amity.

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on October 26th announced a survey of foreigners living in Japan. Accordingly, the ministry's data shows a large increase in the population of Vietnamese people living in the three northern prefectures of Kanto region.

A monument dedicated to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers was inaugurated in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on October 27th after a period of restoration.

Immediately after a series of earthquakes happened on October 27th (Vietnam time) in central Italy, including Perugia, 180km from Rome and host to a lot of Vietnamese students, the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Student Association in Italy have contacted with local authorities to learn about the situation of Vietnamese citizens in Perugia and the surrounding areas.