Overseas Vietnamese

A Homeland Spring program was organized by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Shanghai on January 23 to bring the warm Tet atmosphere to overseas Vietnamese living, working and studying in the eastern region of China.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival of Dragon 2024, the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has organized an art troupe to serve the Vietnamese community in Japan.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyen Huy Dung on January 15 attended the inauguration ceremony of EuP Egypt Factory of Vietnam's European Plastics Joint Stock Company (EuP Vietnam Company), specialising in producing filler masterbatch in Sadat City, Menoufia Province.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Sweden has organized a program to welcome the Lunar New Year 2024 for overseas Vietnamese in Sweden and Latvia and review the fruitful development of the Vietnam – Sweden relations over the past 55 years.

The homeland spring program 2024 was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan in collaboration with the Union of Overseas Vietnamese Associations in the country on January 21 evening in Tokyo in order to bring warm and joyful spring atmosphere for overseas Vietnamese in the host country.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US organized a gathering to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in Washington D.C on January 19 evening with the participation of over 600 guests including overseas Vietnamese and US friends.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina organized an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival on January 20.

An event was organized by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka, the Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka, and the Vietnam Trade and Investment Promotion Association in the Kyushu region in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan, on January 20.

A program was held by the Association for the Promotion of Vietnamese Culture (APCV) in Paris, France on January 20 to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) as well as introduce Vietnamese culture to local people, according to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in France.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse met with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the Vietnamese community in Romania in Bucharest on January 20 (local time), as part of his official visit to the European country.

(CPV) - According to the State Bank of Vietnam, the amount of overseas remittances transferred to the country in 2023 increased by 25-30% compared to 2022.

A group of Vietnamese monks, nuns and Buddhists in Japan led by nun Thich Tam Tri on January 15-17 organized a relief trip to Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Province where the earthquake and tsunami occurred.

Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai on January 16 attended an internal meeting of the Kyushu Economic Federation (Kyukeiren) on "Promoting trade and investment for member businesses of Kyukeiren in the Vietnamese market".

An event will be held to welcome Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) in Amagasaki city, Japan on February 3 - 4 ahead of the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka, Japan on January 15 handed over thousands of essential supplies to authorities of Higashiosaka city to deliver relief goods to people affected by the earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture on January 1.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on January 15 said it is making efforts to assist Vietnamese workers in Ishikawa prefecture in resettling their lives after the earthquake on January 1.

According to Japan’s Broadcasting Corporation NHK, right in the area near the epicenter of the earthquake on January 1, Mr. Nguyen Chi Thanh Duoc proactively went to aid victims of this disaster many times.

Vietnamese intellectuals living and working in Switzerland said they are interested in current issues that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will discuss at the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-54) in Davos, Switzerland from January 16, and showed their optimism about the success of the Vietnamese leader’s working trip.

A “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) program was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on January 14 to bring the warm Tet atmosphere to the Vietnamese community in the country.

A program was held by the Vietnamese student group in Cambodia at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) on January 13 evening to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) 2024.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Nguyen Manh Cuong on January 9 congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of the Government of the country successfully organizing the general election on January 7 and the Awami League (AL) Party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina winning with leading results.

The community of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts in Australia is growing stronger, serving as a bridge to transfer knowledge between Vietnam and Australia, and an important resource contributing to Vietnam's development.

As soon as receiving information that three out of 14 migrants found inside a refrigerated shipping container at Rosslare port of Ireland on January 8 are believed to be Vietnamese, the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and the Honorary Consul Office of Vietnam in Dublin, Ireland contacted Irish authorities to inquire into the case.

A ceremony was held at Tianjin Normal University in Tianjin City, China on January 6 to award the first short video competition "I and China" for students from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries studying at universities and affiliated campuses of universities in the three provinces of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei of China.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka, Japan and representatives of Vietnamese associations and businesses in Kansai area and surrounding areas on January 6 visited and encouraged Vietnamese interns and Japanese people who were affected by the earthquake in Ishikawa province, according to a Vietnam News Agency reporter from Ishikawa.

The People's Committee of Thanh An Town in Can Tho city’s Vinh Thanh district coordinated with the VK (overseas Vietnamese) Group to inaugurate the VK 282 friendship bridge on January 7.

Following the recent earthquake in Japan, many Vietnamese in localities adjacent to Ishikawa prefecture - one of the worst affected areas - provided aid for their disaster-hit compatriots. They worked to provide fresh water as the damaged supply system had yet to be restored as of January 5.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on January 4 sent a working delegation, led by Minister Nguyen Duc Minh, to Ishikawa prefecture, which was hardest hit by the earthquake January 1 to assess the situation and provide assistance for Vietnamese citizens facing difficulties there.

The Liaison Committee of Vietnamese People in Penang state, Malaysia recently held a meeting for overseas Vietnamese in the country to welcome New Year 2024.

Nearly 400 Vietnamese citizens stranded in northern Myanmar due to the armed conflict there were repatriated on December 30 morning.