Overseas Vietnamese

About 460 Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine have been evacuated to neighbouring countries in the face of the complicated situation there, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Party and State of Vietnam give the highest priority to citizen protection measures so as to ensure safety of lives, assets, and legitimate and rightful interests of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities, as well as staff members of Vietnamese representative offices in Ukraine, said spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked domestic airlines to prepare resources and set out plans to repatriate Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the Vietnamese community in Singapore on February 26, as part of his State visit to the island state.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed official dispatch 201/CD-TTg dated February 26, 2022 on the protection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities in Ukraine.

Members of the club of Overseas Vietnamese intellectuals in New South Wales have participated in the implementation of 10 out of 14 innovation projects under the Aus4Innovation programme during the past two years despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported at the club’s meeting on February 26.

The Vietnamese community in Ukraine is advised to keep a close watch on the development of the situation and try to ensure safety of their lives and assets amidst current political tensions.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh recently organized the “Homeland Spring” program in the capital Dhaka to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Tiger 2022 for the Vietnamese community in the country as the COVID-19 pandemic is basically under control and the government eases restrictive measures.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Nguyen Trung Kien on February 22 visited the Austria-Vietnam Friendship Association and worked with Dr. Peter Jankowitsch, President of the association.

Vietnamese employees working in businesses in the Republic of Korea (RoK) are entitled to participate in RoK’s Social Insurance from January 1, 2022.

The Vietnamese Student Association in Strasbourg (France) has successfully organized a Lunar New Year Festival of the Tiger 2022.

Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Nguyen Van Trung presented his letter of credentials to Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Cindy Kiro on February 22.

The 5th Congress of the Vietnamese Students’ Association in Belgium was held at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium on February 19.

The national championship of Vietnamese martials arts (Vo Vietnam) - Son Long Quyen Thuat branch took place at Hadjout gymnasiums in Tipaza province, Algeria, from February 17-19.

To recall the atmosphere of the old Lunar New Year festival (Tet) of Vietnam, an exhibition called HAPPY NEW TET was organized by Vietnam Centre (VNC) in Canberra, Australia, from last weekend.

According to information from the Japanese press, from the end of February, the government of Japan will open the door to those with short-term business visas and self-sufficient international students who are about to finish their courses and need to attend graduation ceremonies.

A seminar about Vietnam, which is initiated by NGO-FOLLIOT Thi My Hanh, Head of the Vietnam section of the Vietnam legal association and bar committee in Paris, was held in Paris on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

A conference was held by the United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales, Australia (UAVS-NSW) to review its operation in 2021 and map out its plans for 2022.

Authorities of Japan on February 18 withdrawn the licence to receive foreign interns of a construction company where a Vietnamese apprentice was mistreated.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U23 Championship 2022 officially kicked off on February 14 at Cambodia’s Morodok Techo National Stadium.

The resumption of international flights, including the Laos – Vietnam route, has helped overseas Vietnamese in Laos easy to return home for visit and business purposes.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung, accompanied by his wife Tran Thi Bich Van, arrived in Washington on February 16, starting his term of office.

A prayer for peace was held for overseas Vietnamese in Laos at the Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on February 15 (the 15th day of the first lunar month).

The “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) program has been held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Chile for Vietnamese community in Chile to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

An event was held on February 13 at Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Villebon-sur-Yvette, 25km south of the capital for overseas Vietnamese living in Paris and surrounding areas to pray for peace.

An event was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium, concurrently the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Vietnamese Delegation to the European Union (EU) in Brussels to celebrate Lunar New Year Festival for overseas Vietnamese community there.

An art exhibition was held in Ukraine’s Kiev by the Embassy of Vietnam to Ukraine in collaboration with the association of Ukrainian painters to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Vietnam – Ukraine diplomatic ties.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Nanning (Guangxi, China) on February 10 organized a program to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Tiger with representatives of overseas Vietnamese in the locality.

A group of Vietnamese agricultural trainees studying and working at Israel's Arava International Center for Agriculture Training (AICAT) on February 8-9 organized activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Tiger and give gifts to students in difficulty.

The Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) has just launched the EMPOWER program to develop the future generation of female leaders, towards career, leading thinking, image building and inner strength of Vietnamese women.