Overseas Vietnamese

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Russian Federation Dang Minh Khoi on February 14 led a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy to Sadovod Trade Center in Moscow and visited overseas Vietnamese doing business there.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh has attended an intimate meeting to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Cat 2023, organized by the Dutch Business Association in Vietnam and the Dutch-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (DBAV/NVCC) in Amsterdam.

A meeting was organized by Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on February 14 for Vietnamese businesses operating in Cambodia to discuss measures to help the businesses tackle difficulties to their investment and business.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu, Chairman of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV), has sent a letter to extend sympathy to and shared difficulties caused by the earthquake of the Vietnamese community in Turkey.

Mr. Luong Quoc Huy, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran concurrently Syria, on February 14, signed a funeral book and handed over a donation of 1,000 USD to the Syrian Ambassador in Iran at the headquarters of the Syrian Embassy in Iran, to support the Syrian people affected by the recent earthquake.

Vietnam’s Military Engineering Unit Rotation 1 at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) handed over some humanitarian works to Abyei High School on February 11.

The Vietnamese community in Russia has donated a shipment of canned and instant food for children and adults and some essential goods to be sent to Syria to help victims of the recent terrible earthquake.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) on February 11 held a program to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Cat at Dorsett Hotel.

The Vietnamese Community Liaison Committee and the Vietnamese Student Association in Singapore on February 12 held a ceremony to launch the Sports Festival named "Van Lang Sports Competition 2023" under the patronage of the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore.

A golf tournament was held in Sydney on February 8 by the General Consulate of Vietnam in Sydney to raise funds for activities of overseas Vietnamese community in Australia.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey on February 8 organized a donation for the victims of the devastating earthquake on February 6.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse met with the Vietnamese Embassy's staff and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Singapore on February 8 evening (local time) right after arriving in the island state for a three-day official visit.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France has held a meeting to welcome Lunar New Year Festival with the participation of overseas Vietnamese and international friends.

A Homeland Spring program was in Sao Paulo state held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil to welcome the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) with the participation of representatives of the Vietnamese community, Brazilian friends and guests.

The newspaper Ulsan City News of Ulsan city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) has launched a multilingual electronic version, including Vietnamese language.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey had recorded no Vietnamese citizens dead or injured by February 6 in an earthquake that devastated the country earlier the same day.

A music performance was organized in Budapest, Hungary to serve overseas Vietnamese in the country on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Cat 2023.

An announcement of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said that on February 4 night a fishing boat sank off the coast of Sinan County in the province of Jeonnam, leaving 9 out of its 12 crewmembers missing, including two Vietnamese citizens, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK.

There has not been any information confirming Vietnamese citizens are among those affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the most powerful over the past nearly 100 years.

Miss Spring 2023, themed “Vietnamese Charm in Europe,” has been held in Paris, France by the Vietnamese Students’ Association in France (UEVF) after a three-year disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A ceremony was solemnly organized by the Party Committee in Cambodia on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2023) to offer incense in memory of President Ho Chi Minh at the worship room in the campus of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

An event was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia for overseas Vietnamese to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Exciting activities to celebrate the new spring have brought the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) atmosphere and strengthened cohesion in the Vietnamese community in Romania.

An event was held on January 28 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Sweden and Latvia to welcome the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), with the participation of nearly 120 overseas Vietnamese from Vietnamese associations in Sweden and Latvia and some Swedish friends.

An event was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela to introduce Vietnam’s foreign and defence policies to relevant authorities of Venezuela and foreign countries.

Overseas Vietnamese in Belarus and Bulgaria have organized events to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) with different activities.

President of the Vietnamese Business Association in the UK (VBUK) Phuong Hoang said that the VBUK will host and attend trade activities and fairs to promote Vietnam’s tourism, cuisine and goods, and create more opportunities for businesses in the UK and the homeland to enhance business cooperation.

A ceremony was held at the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Vientiane, Laos, on January 30 to present aid to its teachers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A program was organized by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Khon Kaen province on January 29 to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival – the longest and biggest traditional holiday of Vietnam for overseas Vietnamese in Thailand.

A meeting was organized on January 29 between the working delegation of the Vietnam Centre for Overseas Labour (Colab) and representatives from the Counseling Centre for Foreign Workers of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ansan city to promote the implementation of support activities for Vietnamese labourers in the RoK.