Overseas Vietnamese

Lawyer Vo Duc Duy, an overseas Vietnamese in the US, and his colleagues have expressed their wish to present 50,000 vials of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) which is being hit hard by the pandemic.

The week to promote agricultural products, food, cuisine and the announcement of new products from ASEAN countries, named "Amazing ASEAN: Discover the Flavours of Asia", was opened on August 4 at the Lulu supermarket chain in Saudi Arabia.

A photo exhibition named “Vietnam Stories” with the most realistic and vivid perspectives on the life of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic, by veteran Czech photographer Jindřich Štreit, opened to welcome the public from the afternoon of August 6 in the city of Plzeň - the capital of the western region of the Czech Republic, nearly 80 km from Prague.

A ceremony was recently held at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane to hand-out 40,000 USD - a gift from the government of Vietnam to support the Vietnamese community in Laos amid difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A webinar was recently held by The Asia Group to share business opportunities and updates on the fight against COVID-19 and economic prospects in Vietnam.

Among the 10 best candidates for the Waislitz Global Citizen award, Jimmy Pham was the one of those who won the highest number of votes on a global scale.

Representatives of the Vietnamese Businesswomen’s Union in Taiwan (China) on August 4 presented one ton of rice to the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union to join hands in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic on August 5 held a ceremony to award certificates of merit to individuals with outstanding achievements in 2020 in order to encourage the young generation of Vietnamese in the country to actively contribute to building a united community, further deeply integrate into the host society and always look towards the homeland.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Poland Nguyen Hung recently visited the port city of Gdansk, working with leaders of Pormoskie province and Gdansk port city to promote cooperation between localities and enterprises of Vietnam and Poland.

The Vietnamese Women's Union in Malaysia has cooperated with the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia to hand over nearly 70 gifts to Vietnamese people in Malaysia facing difficult circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey attended the 16th International Conference on Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism in Tokat city from July 27-30 at the invitation of the International Ecotourism Society (TIES).

'Stay Strong Saigon', 'Chung tay vi Viet Nam - Unite for Vietnam', and 'VietBay' are meaningful projects being carried out by young Vietnamese in the US to give gifts to Ho Chi Minh City.

Chief of Office of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union Central Committee Souliya Kiewphilavong on August 2 visited the Vietnamese student dormitory of the National University of Laos in Vientiane to encourage and present gifts worth 12 million kip (1,254 USD) to the Vienamese students.

"Steve Bui and Friends Charity Fund" established by Mr. Steve Bui, a Vietnamese in Japan, on July 30 donated 30,000 N95 medical masks to units in Ho Chi Minh City in order to contribute to repel the COVID-19 pandemic, and soon bring the city to a new normal situation.

Consul General of Vietnam to Osaka Nguyen Hong Ha recently visited Toyota Corolla Nankai Company, held a discussion with the Board of Directors of the company with the online participation of leaders of Toyota Corolla Hai Phong, and met Vietnamese engineers working at the company.

The government of Kokubunji city of Japan on July 31 held an event themed "Hello Vietnam" to help local people better understand Vietnam ahead of the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020.

The Vietnamese Consulate in the US’s New York suggested that Vietnamese citizens carefully consider and emphasized that only prioritized people should register for flights to return home.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has launched an online contest named "Vietnam in me" to cheer the spirit of solidarity to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu, who is also Chairman of the State Commision for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, on July 29 thanked overseas Vietnamese for their support for the COVID-19 combat at home.

Overseas Vietnamese people and businesses in Australia and France’s New Caledonia have donated more than 41,035 AUD (30,288 USD) to support their homeland to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Van Dai, Head of Faculty of Civil Law, has officially become an academician of the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL) in France, according to Ho Chi Minh City University of Law.

The Consulate General of Vietnam on July 27 held a ceremony at Phat Tich Pagoda in Luang Prabang city, Laos, to offer incense and flowers to commemorate the heroes and martyrs who sacrificed themselves in the resistance wars against the common enemy of the two peoples.

An online career fair held by the Vietnamese Youth Alliance in Singapore (VNYA) on July 24-25 attracted the participation of over 600 Vietnamese students from 13 countries worldwide.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia on July 27 received a sum of 13,130 MYR (about 3,100 USD) from the Vietnamese women’s union in Malaysia to Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccine fund.

Egypt’s prosecution agency on July 26 sent a document to the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt asking for coordination to verify the death of a Vietnamese dancer.

The Vietnamese Veterans’s Association in Ukraine recently organized an event to mark its 5th anniversary and the 74th anniversary of the Vietnamese Invalids’ and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2021).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Nguyen Tuan on July 26 chaired a meeting at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Bratislava, Slovak Republic to update information on the COVID-19 situation in Vietnam; plans to control the disease and support Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccine fund.

The State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently received donations from the Vietnamese community in Thailand to support Vietnam’s localities heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tamda Group, a Vietnamese business in the Czech Republic, has presented medical equipment for rehabilitation after COVID-19 infection with a total value of over 230,000 CZK to Thomayerova University Hospital in the Czech Republic.

The representative of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Thailand’s Udon Thani province recently presented more than 50 gifts to Vietnamese students who still stay at Udon Thani Rajabhat University.