Overseas Vietnamese

The Vu Lan Festival was organized by the Vietnamese community in Laos at Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane capital city on August 30.

The Vietnam Business Association in Japan (VJBA) organized a congress in Tokyo on August 29 to review its operations in the 2021 - 2023 term and elect a new Executive Board for the 2023 - 2025 term.

Hoi An Cultural Days was organized at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris, France on August 29 and 30 to introduce and promote the culture and characteristics of Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam to French people and foreign visitors.

A ceremony was held by Khmer-Vietnamese Association (KVA) in Cambodia to celebrate its 20th anniversary in Phnom Penh on August 28.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia will organize the Vietnamese Language Festival 2023 at Moscow State Linguistic University (MGLU) on September 5.

A meeting has been held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary in collaboration with the Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Hungary in Budapest to celebrate National Day of Vietnam (September 2) and Hungary (August 20).

A national badminton tournament for Vietnamese people in Laos opened in Vientiane on August 26 on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

A ceremony was held by the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Macau (China) on August 27 to celebrate the 78th anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).

A ceremony has been held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia to congratulate the Vietnamese community there on being recognized as the 14th ethnic minority group of the host country.

Vietnam's Nakama Yosakoi dance group performed at the 21st Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi which opened in Tokyo, Japan, on August 26.

On a recent business trip to Nepal, Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Nepal and Bhutan Nguyen Thanh Hai worked with Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Nepal Rajesh Kazi Shrestha, met the Vietnamese community living in the capital Kathmandu, the business community of Nepal and members of the Nepal - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Hoang Cong Thuy met outstanding teachers and students of the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Hanoi on August 23.

A ceremony was recently held by the Vietnam Education Publishing House in Hanoi to debut a bookshelf of Vietnamese books in Fukuoka, Japan in both offline and online forms.

Vietnamese handicraft products and food were introduced at the Asia-Oceania Food and Culture Fair held by the Asia-Oceania Ladies Association (AOLA) at the Brasilia Art Museum (MAB) in Brazil on August 19.

Professor Bui Minh Phong, a typical intellectual of the Vietnamese community in Hungary, has just been awarded the Hungarian Order of the Knight's Cross (Magyar Érdemrend Lovagkereszt), the noble award of the Hungarian State in recognition of the Professor's contributions in the fields of mathematical research, scientific and education cooperation.

Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, a Vietnamese lecturer at University College London (UCL) in the UK, has been honored with the prestigious Thomas Graham Prize 2023 by the Royal Society of Chemical (RSC) - the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) consortium.

A football tournament for Vietnamese labourers working in the RoK under the Employment Permit System (EPS) was also organized in Ansan city on August 20.

The 13th Vietnam Student Sports Festival (VSAK Sport Woori Bank Union Cup 2023) was held at Sun Moon University in Chungcheongnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on August 19-20.

The Vietnam-Laos energy investment and development company has donated 200,000 USD to support flood victims in Laos.

A training course on Vietnamese language teaching for over 60 Vietnamese teachers from 17 countries and territories opened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Training in Hanoi on August 16.

An art and sports exchange program was jointly held by the Consulate General of Vietnam and the Interim Executive Committee of the Vietnamese Association in Hong Kong to mark the 78th anniversaries of August Revolution (August 19, 1945- 2023) and the National Day (September 2, 1945-2023) in Hong Kong (China) on August 13.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Savannakhet, central Laos, along with the Overseas Vietnamese Association and the Vietnamese Business Association in Savannakhet, Khammouane and Bolikhamxay provinces, have recently presented gifts to those affected by floods and landslides.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Tran Anh Vu on August 14 received Mr. Tran Van Dung, General Director of Ba Ria Vung Tau Seafood Import Export Processing Joint Stock Company (Baseafood), on the occasion of Baseafood's visit and survey of the market of Brunei.

Vietnamese Australian Scholars and Experts (VASEA) Association made its debut at a ceremony in Melbourne, Australia on August 10 as part of activities to celebrate 50 years of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations.

A Karate tournament was held by the Vietnam-Japan International Exchange Organization (FAVIJA) in collaboration with the Vietnamese Karate Association, and the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan at Tokyo dojo on August 12, attracting the participation of dozens of athletes from Vietnamese karate clubs across Japan.

A summer camp was held by the Association of Vietnamese Students in Germany (SiviDuc) and its Frankfurt chapter in the German city from August 11-13, attracting hundreds of overseas Vietnamese students and youth across the European country.

A football tournament of the General Union of Vietnamese in Belgium (UGVB) took place in Brussels, the capital of Belgium on August 13 with the participation of six teams.

The United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales, Australia (UAVS) on August 11 held a career fair that attracted business representatives and over 350 students in Australia.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Vancouver and the ASEAN member consulates-general held a friendly sports event called the "Charity Golf Tournament" on August 11 to mark ASEAN Day and raise funds for social activities in British Columbia province of Canada.

'Happy Vietnamese' is a program organized by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in the Russian Federation under the direction of the Party Committee and the Embassy of Vietnam in the country.