Overseas Vietnamese

The leadership board of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in the Russian Federation recently held a solemn ceremony to offer flowers at the Monument of President Ho Chi Minh in the capital Moscow on the occasion of the 91st anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

A career forum for Vietnamese young people and students studying and working in the US was organised by the Vietnamese Youths and Students’ Association in New York on March 26.

A seminar on promoting investment cooperation between Vietnam and Grenada was recently held in both in-person and online formats to learn about, and evaluate the investment environment of the two countries.

As many as 40 Venezuelan trainees have participated in a fundamental Vietnamese language course jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and the Vietnam-Venezuela Friendship Association.

After learning about a Vietnamese sailor in distress at sea and another Vietnamese citizen rescued from sea by Thailand, the Vietnamese Embassy in the country has quickly contacted local competent agencies and carried out citizen protection.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic has taken measures to evacuate Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine to the Czech Republic and neighbouring countries, Ambassador Thai Xuan Dung said.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi recently had a trip to learn about the business situation of the Vietnamese community at the Hanoi-Moscow multi-functional complex.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung received and worked with Mr. Ilirian Kuka, Albanian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, at SAPA Trade Center in Prague.

A ceremony was held on March 22 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel, in collaboration with the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce, to open the Israel-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce in Tel Aviv.

The Vietnam Days in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022 will be organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK, in collaboration with organizations and enterprises of both countries from March 28 to April 10.

Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy and some associations of overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Germany visited the OVs evacuating from Ukraine and currently staying at a reception centre in Eisenhüttenstadt city of the state of Brandenburg.

A seminar themed "Vietnam - A new destination for Kuwaiti tourists" was recently organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Kuwait.

The Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France on March 19-20 represented Vietnam to attend the 2022 Francophonie Weekend, which was held in celebration of the International Francophonie Day 2022 (March 20) in France’s Seine et Marne, 60km from Paris.

Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva on March 19 held an event to meet the Vietnamese community in Switzerland in early Lunar New Year of the Tiger and raised funds for people in Truong Sa island district, Khanh Hoa province.

The first Vietnamese language interpretation contest was organized on March 19 by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Vietnamese Embassy and many associations and individuals in Germany are promptly providing support to Vietnamese people who evacuated from war zones in Ukraine to Germany after the country and other member states of the European Union (EU) decided to receive and grant evacuees from Ukraine temporary protection.

A Vietnam Airlines flight from Warsaw arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on March 19, bringing home an additional 259 Vietnamese citizens evacuating from Ukraine.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Japan introduces Vietnamese food and drinks to international friends and Japanese consumers at the 47th International Food and Beverage Exhibition Foodex Japan 2022.

Nearly 100 Vietnamese workers arrived in the Republic of Korea (RoK) under the Employment Permit System (EPS) of the country on a flight to Incheon International Airport on March 17.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba and the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) presented tens of computers and mobile phones to two elementary schools named after President Ho Chi Minh and female revolutionary Vo Thi Thang in Havana capital city on March 14 in celebration of the new academic year in Cuba.

There are no Vietnamese people reported dead or injured in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on late March 16, according to a Vietnamese expat.

Another flight bringing home over 200 Vietnamese citizens fled war zones in Ukraine successfully landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on the morning of March 17.

Two additional flights bringing home Vietnamese evacuated from Ukraine to neighbouring countries are scheduled to arrive in Hanoi on March 17 and 19.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia is urgently promoting the evacuation of Vietnamese citizens from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, after receiving information that some are stranded here.

The Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai and Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum recently visited the Vietnam Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai.

A requiem was held by the Overseas Vietnamese association in Thailand’s Udon Thani province, and monks and nuns of Khanh An pagoda on March 14 to commemorate 64 soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago 34 years ago.

According to Counsellor Nguyen Tung Lam from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, the Embassy will continue to closely join hands with Russian relevant agencies to safely receive Vietnamese fleeing from eastern Ukraine to Russia.

A requiem was held at Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane capital on March 14 to commemorate 64 soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago 34 years ago.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia will continue to closely join hands with Russian relevant agencies to safely receive Vietnamese fleeing to Russia from eastern Ukraine, Counsellor Nguyen Tung Lam from the embassy has said.

A Vo Viet Nam (Vietnamese martial arts) demonstration championship in France has awarded 78 medals, including 27 golds and 23 silvers, to outstanding athletes.