Overseas Vietnamese

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Pakse city in Champasak province of Laos, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Association in the province, organised activities on July 20-21 to show gratitude for families of invalids, martyrs and those who rendered service to the revolution.

A signing ceremony of a document on the establishment of the the Union of Presidents of Vietnamese People's Associations in Italy was organized at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on July 20.

A requiem was held at Phat Tich Luang Prabang pagoda in Luang Prabang, Laos, on July 20 for Vietnamese and Lao martyrs who laid down their lives in Laos for the national liberation and the international missions of the two neighboring countries, on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27, 1947-2023).

A ceremony was held to open the Vietnam Summer Camp 2023 in Hanoi on July 20 by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to welcome nearly 120 outstanding young overseas Vietnamese from 20 countries worldwide.

The 9th Annual Conference of Vietnamese Young Scientists (ACVYS 2023) in the Republic of Korea has recently taken place at Sejong University in Seoul.

The Diplomat Magazine recently held a farewell ceremony for Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh.

A seminar themed "The situation of teaching and learning Vietnamese language abroad" was recently held on the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the establishment of the Forum on preserving Vietnamese languages abroad (July 15, 2021 - July 15, 2022).

A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK on July 11 to inaugurate the Honorary Consulate Office of Vietnam in Dublin, Ireland.

Nearly 120 outstanding overseas Vietnamese youth from 20 countries worldwide will participated in the Vietnam Summer Camp which will take place from July 18 to August 2.

During the first half of 2023, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) received about 4.4 billion USD, equivalent to 66% compared to 2022’s figure, a recent report of the HCMC People's Committee released.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh has recently attended the Summer Camp 2023 organized by three overseas Vietnamese associations in the Netherlands.

A Vietnamese-language course opened at Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane, Laos on July 11 to meet the Overseas Vietnamese community’s demand of learning Vietnamese language and promote the nation's cultural identity in the country.

As many as 60 young overseas Vietnamese from 14 foreign countries and territories and local youths have joined in an annual summer camp which was launched by the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and the city’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union on July 11.

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai recently paid a working visit to Kerala state in southern India.

The Summer Cultural Festival 2023 (Kultursommerfestival 2023) sponsored by the Berlin capital administration took place at the Dong Xuan Trade Center of the Vietnamese people in Berlin on July 5.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Mongolia recently hosted a meeting with the Vietnamese Intellectual Women’s Association and the Vietnam - Mongolia Friendship Association to discuss cooperation between Vietnamese and Mongolian female scientists and engineers.

Former Vice President Truong My Hoa, President of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and Head of the “For beloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” Club, on July 5 visited Vietnamese Embassy in Australia and met overseas Vietnamese in the country during her trip to promote humanitarians activities launched by the fund and the club.

No Vietnamese citizens affected by the recent unrest in France have been recorded so far, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on July 6.

The Association of Science-Technology and Information Technology in the Netherlands have gathered at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in the country to discuss issues related to Big Data, artificial intelligence (AI), and climate changes.

The Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Association in the US (VENUSA) recently successfully organized the event "Promoting Bac Giang fresh lychee specialties to overseas Vietnamese in Southern California" with the participation of 200 people.

The Vietnam Entrepreneurs Association in Mongolia was officially established in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar on June 29, 2023 in order to connect and expand cooperation among small- and medium-sized enterprises of the two countries, supporting the Vietnamese community to reduce risks in business investment in the host country.

Within the framework of the programs of the ASEAN Ambassadors Group in Spain, Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Doan Thanh Song recently paid a working visit to the Barcelona Port Authority (APB) with the Ambassadors and representatives of ASEAN countries and the ASEAN-Spain Business Council (ASEMPEA).

A seminar on introducing potential, connecting and promoting tourism between Vietnam and Japan in 2023 was held in Osaka on July 3.

An inauguration ceremony was held in Laos’ Savannakhet province on July 3 to put a multipurpose house of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship School into operation.

The final round of the Mrs Ao Dai Europe 2024 pageant will be held in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland from June 15-16, 2024.

An event was held by a charity group “Friends for Vietnamese Kids” in Gent city, Belgium on July 1 to promote Vietnamese culture and raise funds for poor children in Vietnam.

The final round of the first piano and singing contest for young overseas Vietnamese in Europe (V-Stella) 2023 was held by Hamy Academy in London on July 1.

The Bac Ninh Fellow Countrymen Association in the Czech Republic organized its third congress on July 2nd in Prague, the Czech Republic.

On the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, one of the important holidays of Muslims, a delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria led by Ambassador Tran Quoc Khanh on June 28 visited and presented gifts to Ms. Nguyen Thi Dong, a Vietnamese living in Algeria.

A conference was organized by the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs on June 28 to highight the role of overseas Vietnamese communities in the “Vietnamese people give priority to using Vietnamese goods” campaign.