Overseas Vietnamese

A writing contest on relations between the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam has been launched by the Association of Vietnamese Communities in Korea (AVCK).

Ambassador Le Thanh Tung and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba on July 29 had a business trip to Pinar del Río province at the westernmost tip of Cuba to open up more potential for cooperation.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on July 28 visited and presented gifts to Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Vientiane during his official visit to Laos.

The 17th Forum on study in France 2022, which is co-organized by Campus France Vietnam and the Union of Vietnamese Students in France (UEVF), took place in Hanoi on July 28, Hue and Danang on July 29 and Ho Chi Minh City on July 30.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) reached 3.16 billion USD in the January – June period of this year, down 13% compared to the same period in 2021.

The Committee on Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) said that it has just coordinated with the Department of Foreign Affairs of Tien Giang province to hand over three great solidarity houses in Go Cong Dong district and Go Cong town.

A non-profit organization representing the Vietnamese student community in New South Wales (UAVS-NSW) will organize the UAVS Career Fair 2022 on July 30.

An incense offering ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy and representative agencies in France to commemorate fallen soldiers for the Fatherland on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2022).

The 15th Summer Camp for young overseas Vietnamese kicked off on July 26 in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), attracting about 45 overseas Vietnamese youths aged 12-25 from countries and territories worldwide.

As many as 153 Vietnamese employees under the Employment Permit System (EPS) have been sent to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 26.

A meeting was recently held by Vietnamese veterans in Germany to mark the 75th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27) in Magdeburg city in Sachsen-Anhalt state of Germany.

The delegation of HCMC high-ranking officials led by Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Van Mai recently had a meeting with Vietnamese young intellectuals and businesses during the delegation’s visit to the US.

According to the latest census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Vietnamese ranked third among the top languages used at home in Australia after Mandarin and Arabic languages, other than English.

A requiem ceremony was recently organized by the Vietnamese community in Xieng Khouang province, in collaboration with the Xiengkhouang provincial government and the Consulate General of Vietnam in Luang Prabang, to pray for fallen Vietnamese and Lao soldiers in Laos’ Xieng Khouang province.

A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic to honour Vietnamese collectives and individuals in the Czech Republic for their outstanding contributions to the fight against COVID-19, community building and supporting flood victims in the central region of Vietnam.

An event was recently organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela in collaboration with "Heladería 1000 sabores" - an ice cream shop of 1000 flavours - in Venezuela’s Mérida state, to introduce “Hanoi Ice Cream” (Helado Ha Noi) to Venezuelan people.

After over two years of being suspended by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Ho Van Lam, Chairman of the Businessmen Association of Thai-Vietnam (BAOTV), had the opportunity to return to the homeland to participate in the program "Connecting overseas Vietnamese businessmen in Thailand with localities".

The Nghe An Provincial People's Committee has just issued Plan No. 460/KH-UBND on coordinating to organize the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022 for overseas Vietnamese youth and students during the time it takes place in Nghe An province.

A seminar on legal regulations related to nationality for the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic was organized by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for External Relations on July 12.

A forum was co-organized by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprises Association (VINASME) in order to connect domestic businesses with overseas Vietnamese businesses in Thailand.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held by the Military Zone 5, the Royal Cambodian Army, the team to search and repatriate the remains of martyrs (K73) in coordination with Metfone Corporation and MB Bank branch in Cambodia on July 13 in Battambang province, to build a house for the preservation of the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who were sacrificed during the war in Cambodia.

The Executive Board of the Union of Overseas Vietnamese Associations in Europe recently held a conference in Brno city, the Czech Republic, to prepare for the 2nd Congress.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka (Japan) has just held a ceremony to announce and award the Study Promotion Fund of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Kitakyushu city (VAK Study Promotion Fund) for individuals with good academic results.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil recently attended an art program performed by Brazilian students to learn about international culture at La Salle Águas Claras High School in the Federal District.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) have coordinated with the Lenin Farm on the outskirts of Moscow to organize "Communist Saturday" to help this farm harvest ripe strawberries.

The Vietnamese Community Football Tournament in Russia in Summer 2022 has just been held at Bratislava Park Stadium in Moscow.

The Kyushu - Vietnam Business Association (KVBA) was officially established at a recent ceremony in Fukuoka city of Japan.

A forum connecting businesses in Quang Nam and Thailand 2022 was recently held by the Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee and Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand in Hoi An ancient town.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has successfully organized Loving Vietnamese classes in Daejeon city and Gwangju-Chonnam city.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Morocco and Benin Dang Thi Thu Ha has presented her credentials to Beninese Foreign Minister Aurélien Agbenonci.