Overseas Vietnamese

An exhibition displaying photos and documents on the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh was organized at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, on April 14-16.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia led by Ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh visited and congratulated the Lao Embassy in Canberra on April 13 on the occasion of Lao traditional New Year festival (Bunpimay).

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia led by Chargé d'Affaires Le Dac Quan on April 12 extended best greetings to Lao Ambassador Vilavanh Yiapoher and officials and staff of the Lao Embassy on the occasion of the country’s traditional new year festival (Bunpimay).

The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said that according to reports from businesses, the total number of workers going to work abroad in March 2023 was 9,494 employees, 8.66 times higher than the same period last year.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Do Son Hai recently had a meeting with Mr. Burçin Değirmencioğlu, Deputy Secretary General of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ICI), at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh held a working session with a delegation of interns from the German Foreign Ministry to discuss Vietnam's foreign policies on April 11.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Ta Van Thong led a delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy and representative agencies in the country to congratulate the Lao Embassy in Jakarta on April 11 on the occasion of Laos’s traditional New Year festival (Bunpimay).

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang and Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO, and representatives of Vietnamese agencies in France and embassy staff visited and congratulated the Lao Embassy on the occasion of the country’s Bounpimay traditional New Year festival.

Smart Camp project, a project on smart barracks, has just been started construction for the Vietnamese Engineering Unit in Highway base.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society and the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine have presented cash support to 15 needy Vietnamese individuals and households in Kiev, who have been affected by the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Following the success of the projects during the business trip to the Truong Sa Archipelago from 2016-2019, the Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has just launched the program "Towards Truong Sa 2023".

A union of Vietnamese associations in Japan was officially established on April 6, in order to strengthen the connectivity among the associations and build a growing Vietnamese community in Japan.

The first Vietnamese language course for Lao personnel was opened by Vietnam’s Cuu Long University and Laos’ Institute for Information Technology and Communication under the Ministry of Technology and Communications in Vientiane on April 4.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos led by Ambassador Nguyen Ba Hung on April 4 congratulated the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the traditional New Year festival Bunpimay of the country.

The Overseas Vietnamese Student Association at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation and the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics co-organized the football tournament "Finance - Economy 2023" in Moscow on April 2.

President of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Ha Thi Nga on April 3 met with outstanding female overseas Vietnamese in Vientiane during her working visit to Laos.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on April 1 joined the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show to promote the images of the country, people, and tourism of Vietnam.

The Executive Board of the Vietnamese Student Association in Germany (SiviDuc) on April 1 coordinated with the Consulate General of Vietnam in Germany and representatives of a number of organizations in Frankfurt to hold a press conference to announce the Vietnamese student and youth camp in Germany, which is scheduled to take place in Frankfurt am Main city on August 11-13, 2023.

The Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai had an online meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese communities in India and Nepal on April 1.

Documents on Vietnam’s culture and its long-standing ties with the UK have been introduced by speakers from the British National Museum and Library, at a discovering-Vietnam event held at the D-Contemporary in London, the United Kingdom (UK).

A ceremony to launch a TV programme “ Chao Tieng Viet” (Hello Vietnamese language) and a contest to seek ambassadors of Vietnamese language aboard was held in Hanoi on March 31 by the Vietnam Education Publishing House, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and Vietnam Television (VTV).

Mr. Vu Duc Luong, Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Ms. Ta Thi Thanh Thuy, First Secretary, Head of the Labor Management Board under the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in RoK, and Mr. Pham Minh Duc, Head of Vietnam EPS Labor Management Office in RoK, on March 29 had a working session with Wonkwang Health Organization at Wonkwang General Hospital on implementing the direction of medical support for the Vietnamese community in RoK after the cooperation agreement signed on March 3, 2023, especially for Vietnamese people in Hwaseong city, Gyeonggi province and surrounding areas.

The “Sac mau que huong” (Colours of Homeland) exhibition was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK) and D-Contemporary and Hanoi Art House in Mayfair art district in the heart of London on March 29.

The number of foreign residents in Japan hit a record high of 3,075,213, up 11.4% year-on-year. In which, the Vietnamese community has 489,312 people - ranking in 2nd position among countries with citizens living in Japan.

A ceremony has been organized in Kunming (Yunnan, China) to inaugurate the relic site of accommodation and revolutionary activities of President Ho Chi Minh during his stay here.

Over the past month, under the direction of the Board of Directors, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the Level 2 Field Hospital No. 4 in South Sudan has coordinated with the Women's group, the media organization, and the combat department to organize many meaningful and practical activities.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic cooperation was signed by Metfone, the Cambodia-based affiliate of the military-run telecom group Viettel, and ISI Group of Cambodia in Phnom Penh on March 29.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh, concurrently in charge of five South Pacific island states, presented his credentials to President of Vanuatu Nikenike Vurobaravu in Port Vila on March 28.

"Global Vietnamese Fatherland Day" will be held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos and relevant agencies in Vientiane on April 29.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil and Guyana Pham Thi Kim Hoa recently presented credentials to President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali.