Overseas Vietnamese

According to a recent report submitted by the Government to the National Assembly, the total foreign investment of Vietnam’s state-owned enterprises reached 6.6 billion USD as of December 31, 2022.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Saudi Arabia on October 20, as part of his trip to the Middle East country to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit.

Vietnamese food and beverages are displayed at the Selangor International Expo held within the framework of Selangor International Business Summit (SIBS) 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 19-20.

An opening ceremony of a Vietnamese language class for overseas Vietnamese community in the 2023-2024 school year at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands was organized to meet the community’s demand to learn the language and promote the nation's cultural identity in the European country.

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) said that Lee Ho-jeong, 41, a Vietnamese-born marriage migrant, has become one of the four people chosen as this year’s national pilots of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

A program to strengthen connectivity between Vietnamese and Czech businesses and introduce Vietnamese products to local residents has been organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic.

The Vietnam Summit in Japan 2023 kicks off at the University of Tokyo on October 15 as part of activities to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.

The Vietnamese Student Association in Hong Kong (China) (VSAHK) has organized the first Vietnamese Student Festival in order to strengthen connection among Vietnamese students in Hong Kong and create multi-dimensional views on job and study opportunities after graduation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 15 advised Vietnamese citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Israel where the ongoing conflict is developing complicatedly.

The Vietnamese People Association in the Czech Republic on October 12 held a meeting to review its performance in the past time and identify orientations for the next year.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Houston, the US, has recently organized a meeting with about 120 overseas Vietnamese and entrepreneurs living, doing business and manufacturing in Texas and a number of other states across the US.

A group of 15 Vietnamese agricultural trainees who are studying in an area near the Gaza Strip has been temporarily taken to a safer location, the Vietnam News quoted the information of the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on October 12.

The first Vietnamese-language singing contest for overseas Vietnamese worldwide was introduced at a press conference held in Hanoi on October 11.

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) and the Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary has recently organized a ceremony to launch the Vietnamese bookcase in Hungary.

A working delegation of the Central Council for the Theory and Criticism of Literature and the Arts had a meeting with cultural and artistic associations of the Vietnamese community in Germany in Berlin on October 10 to seek measures to preserve and promote Vietnamese culture and arts in Germany.

The Vietnamese Students' Association in the Netherlands has organized many practical and creative activities in various fields, serving as a bridge to further enhance cooperation between the two countries.

The Committee for Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has just organized a conference to listen to opinions and recommendations of overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs and businesses to help HCMC actively implement the Resolution No. 98 of the National Assembly.

The final of MOVSA GALA 2023, a singing contest of Vietnamese students in Australia, with the theme “Stardust Symphonia” was organized by Melbourne Overseas Vietnamese Student Association (MOVSA) in Melbourne city on October 7.

The Vietnamese Embassy in charge of Pakistan and Afghanistan announced on September 9 that there have been no reported Vietnamese casualties in a recent earthquake in Afghanistan.

An event was organized by the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the UK (VAUK), the Vietnam Business Association in the UK (VBUK) and the Vietnamese Family Partnership (VFP) on October 8 to celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn festival.

Representatives of the Vietnamese communities and associations abroad have held practical activities to support the victims’ families in an apartment building fire in Thanh Xuan district of Hanoi through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

Medlatec Group has opened a clinic in Cambodia in order to provide high-quality medical services to local people in the country.

Vietnamese citizens, including the Vietnamese community, officials on business trips and tourists to Israel, have remained safe amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas militants that caused hundreds of casualties in recent days, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Vietnam Pho Festival 2023, the first of its kind, kicked off in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo on October 7, as part of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

The Vietnam-Japan Friendship Golf Tournament 2023 was organized by the Vietnamese General Consulate at Fukuoka Century Golf Club in Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture on October 5.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnamese Business Association in Russia, and Incentra Company will organize "Vietnam Days in Russia" at the Hanoi-Moscow Multifunctional Complex in Moscow from October 12-15.

The Vietnamese business community in Europe has played an important role in promoting trade ties between Vietnam and Europe, which is affirmed at the 12th European Overseas Vietnamese Business Conference in Budapest, Hungary from September 29 to October 2.

A congress was organized to establish the Vietnamese Women's Union in Germany on October 1 with the participation of nearly 350 delegates.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands held a ceremony on September 29 to mark the 78th National Day of Vietnam, inviting 200 guests who are local officials, international diplomats and representatives from the Vietnamese community in the European country.

The Vietnamese Women's Association in Germany on September 27 presented more than 112 million VND to the Fatherland Front Committee of Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi, to support the victims of the mini apartment fire in Hanoi at No. 37, Lane 29/70, Khuong Ha Street, Khuong Dinh Ward, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi City.