Overseas Vietnamese

A forum to connect overseas Vietnamese businessmen, promote trade and investment in the agricultural sector will be held both person-to-person and online in Hanoi on February 14 by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao on February 7 attended a press conference about the 8th Madác Imre International Theater Festival (MITEM), which will take place in Budapest from April 20 to May 8, 2022, with the participation of 16 outstanding theatrical performances from 12 countries.

Early in the Lunar New Year of the Tiger, the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) presented 110 Tet gifts to Vietnamese individuals and households in difficulty.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Kunming and the Private Business Association of Yunnan Province held a seminar on February 7 to summarize the coordination work in 2021 and make some proposals for the work in 2022.

Tasmania's Minister of Trade, Energy and Resources with Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh on the working visit of the Ambassador and his spouse to Tasmania state in the early days of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger.

Before going to Taiwan (China), foreign workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine and present their online vaccination certificates on the website of the Ministry of Labor (MOL) of Taiwan (China).

As many as 36 regular and irregular flights conducted by foreign airlines transporting 2,055 Vietnamese passengers from Taiwan (China), Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan and the Middle East and Turkey back home from January 31 to February 7.

The Charity Board of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Macau (China) has just paid a visit and gave 55 gifts on the Lunar New Year of the Tiger to Vietnamese people in difficult circumstances in Macau.

“Tet” Festival was organized at the Hanoi-Moscow trade center complex (Incentra) in Moscow, Russia on February 5-6 to serve a large number of overseas Vietnamese living and doing businesses in this complex and promote the culture and customs of Vietnam to residents in Moscow.

Nearly 200 Vietnamese students and youths living across the US gathered at a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration named “Bring Tet to New York” in New York on the evening of February 5.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang and head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to UNESCO Le Thi Hong Van have received a delegation from the Lao Embassy – led by Ambassador Kham-Inh Khitchadeth – who came to deliver their Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney, Australia, organised a golf tournament on February 2, on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, with the participation of nearly 70 golfers.

In 2021, overseas Vietnamese continued to be successful with many works and scientific researches, such as the prestigious awards of Dr. Nguyen Trong Hieu, Prof. Le Thi Hoai An and Dr. Tran Le Huu Nghia.

Vietnamese people in Brunei have marked the Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest and most important traditional festival of their homeland, with a ceremony recently held by the Vietnamese Embassy.

A get-together to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival for Vietnamese people living, working and studying in Egypt was hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in the African country on January 31.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Ukraine on January 28 held a get-together for the Vietnamese community in the European couuntry on the threshold of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France has organised a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration in both virtual and face-to-face manners, gathering nearly 150 guests across France and Portugal.

A Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in France in both virtual and face-to-face manners, attracting nearly 150 delegates across France and Portugal.

A spring fair was launched by the Vietnamese culture centre, the Vietnamese People Association in Vientiane, and the Vietnam Business Association for Cooperation and Investment in Laos at the Vietnamese culture centre in Laos’ Vientiane on January 27 to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine has been keeping a close watch on the current situation and maintaining attention to the Vietnamese community here, Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thach said on January 27.

An event was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in China to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) for Vietnamese people living in the country.

The “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) program was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Tanzania's Da es Salaam city for the Vietnamese community in the country to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), the most important festival of Vietnamese people in a year.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City met representatives of the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community on January 25, on the occasion of the approaching Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt has organized activities to prepare for the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), which has the participation of all officials, staff of the embassy, agencies beside the embassy and Vietnamese families in Egypt.

More than 30 members of Vietnamese families who are part of the New Sunlight for Children (NSL) charity, on January 22 organized to make traditional dishes of Vietnam on the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) to support poor children in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on January 23 organized a virtual get-together on the threshold of Tet (Lunar New Year Festival), with the participation of about 150 overseas Vietnamese, representatives of associations and friends in Italy and Cyprus.

Vietnamese people in Russia, Israel, and Mexico marked the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) with ceremonies organised by the embassies of Vietnam on January 22.

Vietnamese embassies have been busy organising celebrations of traditional New Year – Tet – for Vietnamese expats across the world.

Overseas Vietnamese (OV) who have made great contributions to the home country's COVID-19 fight and development, were honoured in a meeting on January 22 within the framework of the annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme 2022.

Many Vietnamese people and businesses in the US have shown their support for the homeland’s restoration of international commercial flights, describing the move as a good start for the New Year.