Overseas Vietnamese

The amount of remittances to Vietnam in 2021 is estimated at 12.5 billion USD, an increase of about 10% compared to 2020, said Dao Minh Tu, Standing Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), at a press conference held on December 28.

The Congress establishing the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Kitakyushu was solemnly held at the Hall of Orio Aishi College in Kitakyushu city in southwestern Japan on December 26th.

“Yellow Flowers on Green Grass”, a Vietnamese film, was screened by the Vietnamese Embassy in Tanzania and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on December 23.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) on December 27 held a conference to disseminate and grasp Conclusion No.12 of the Politburo on overseas Vietnamese affairs in the new situation, in both direct and online forms.

Vietnamese people affected by the recent flood in Selangor state have been presented 50 gifts from the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese community in Malaysia.

A karate tournament for overseas Vietnamese has been organized in Kansai, attracting nearly 80 athletes from Vietnamese karate clubs across Japan.

Some Vietnamese employees in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk city have together donated and collaborated with the Consulate General of Vietnam and the Khmer – Vietnam Association in the city to present 60 gifts to 60 poor Vietnamese origin families in the locality.

This is the fourth year that the Vietnam - Czech Shelter Charity visited and presented gifts to Czech elderly and children in difficult circumstances on the occasion of Christmas.

The Vietnam-Japan Family Association in Japan’s Kyushu-Okinawa region has been established, gathering families whose wives or husbands are Japanese.

On the occasion of Christmas 2021 and New Year 2022, Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao sent a letter congratulating the leaders of the Vietnamese Association in Hungary, Vietnamese associations, unions and all the Vietnamese community in the country.

“FAVIJA Kanto Cup 2021", a football cup for the Vietnamese community in Japan, has taken place successfully.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs held a webinar "Supporting religious activities in association with preserving and promoting national culture for the overseas Vietnamese community”.

An award ceremony of the 2021 Hack4Growth Unlimited was held on December 22 in Hanoi by the Global Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) and AVSE Corporation Vietnam under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese.

A building of the small and medium-sized enterprise promotion department in the campus of the Lao Ministry of Industry and Trade, funded by the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Vientiane capital, was started to build on December 22.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington D.C officially released the clip on Vietnamese cuisine - "The Art of Vietnamese cuisine", at an intimate meeting with friends and US partners on the occasion of the end of the year.

A ceremony was organized by the Vietnam Defense Attaché in Ukraine, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese Veterans Association in Ukraine, to mark the 77th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army and the 32nd anniversary of All People National Defense Day.

Vietnam needs to improve the scale and quality of investment in Cambodia, promoting a new wave of investment, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated while meeting Vietnamese Cambodian enterprises on December 22 during his State visit to Cambodia.

The Vietnamese Embassy and the Labour Management Board in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 20 met and handed over new passports for 17 Vietnamese sailors who were rescued from a shipwreck off the RoK’s Ulleung Island on December 1.

A ceremony was held in St. Petersburg to pay tribute to former military experts of the Soviet Union (Russia now) who supported Vietnam during the resistance war against the US, on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 32nd anniversary of the All-People National Defense Day (December 22).

A ceremony was held on December 19 to end the 2nd training course on Vietnamese teaching for overseas Vietnamese teachers in Europe and North America.

The Community Liaison Committee of the Overseas Vietnam community in Johor, Malaysia, recently organized a meeting to review its operation in 2021.

The Honorary Consular Office, the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Odessa province and the Community Charity Board recently coordinated with the Odessa City Hall to present charity gifts to Pediatric Hospital No. 3 in Odessa.

A delegation from the Consulate General of Vietnam in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province led by Consul General Vu Ngoc Ly recently placed a wreath of flowers to commemorate Vietnamese martyrs at the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument built in two provinces of Kep and Kampot.

A delegation led by Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang offered incense at the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh on December 17, on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army (December 22) and the 32nd anniversary of All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

Dr. Nguyen Trong Hieu, a senior lecturer in the solar cell major at the Australia National University (ANU), has been honoured with a science-technology prize in the field of new material technology presented by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Tran Quang Tuyen on December 14 presented a DVD of the film "Ho Chi Minh - Portrait of a Man" with Turkish subtitles and traditional handicrafts of Vietnam to the Library of the Presidential Palace of Turkey.

The Italy - Vietnam Cultural Bridge Association in Italy and the Vietnamese community in Cyprus have donated to support orphans in Districts 7, District 8 and Binh Chanh District to help them overcome difficulties in life.

In 2021, the overseas Vietnamese community in Russia has organized various activities to promote the people-to-people diplomatic channel, contributing to the common victory of Vietnam’s diplomacy.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France will continue working closely with the host and authorities in Vietnam to support the family of a Vietnamese victim who was killed when a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Pas de Calais province.

VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) will open a channel to teach Vietnamese language for overseas Vietnamese in order to preserve Vietnamese identity and develop the Vietnamese language.