Overseas Vietnamese

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee on May 24 presented 4.05 billion VND to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support overseas Vietnamese amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tens of boxes of medical supplies and mosquito repellents have been presented to poor Vietnamese-Cambodian families in Saeb and Ta Ches communes of Cambodia’s Kampong Chhnang, to support them in the fight against COVID-19.

Overseas Vietnamese in Germany expressed his hope on the 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA) to the national development, and have placed high hopes on the new parliament.

A ceremony was recently held to lay a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh at the Peace Park in Havana on the occasion of his 131st birthday (May 19).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana and Suriname Pham Thi Kim Hoa presented a copy of her credentials to Surinamese Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation Albert R. Ramdin during a recent online ceremony.

An online exchange was recently held by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations with famous poet Tran Dang Khoa to share stories about President Ho Chi Minh’s wise mind and vision and his simple lifestyle and humanity on the occasion of his 131st birthday on May 19.

After more than one year of disruption due to the expiration of the two countries’ agreement on this issue and COVID-19 outbreaks, the sending of Vietnamese labourers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) was officially resumed on May 21 morning.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) receives 2 billion USD of remittances during January-April, up 11 percent against the same period last year.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany solemnly held an incense offering ceremony on May 19 to celebrate the 131st birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 110th anniversary of his departure to find a way to save the nation (1911-2021).

Ambassador Do Minh Hung affirmed that community work has always been the focus of the embassy's activities and citizen protection is the number 1 priority task at present, in the context of tense security and escalating conflicts.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France and Montreuil’s administration and people on May 19 offered flowers to President Ho Chi Minh at his statue in Montreau Park to celebrate his 131st birthday (May 19, 1890 – May 19, 2021).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela on May 19 laid flowers at President Ho Chi Minh's statue in Simon Bolivar Boulevard in Caracas on the occasion of his 131st birthday.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan expressed her hope that Swiss-based biotech conglomerate Roche Group will continue its cooperation to improve diagnosis and treatment quality in Vietnam.

A ceremony was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Mozambique to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his 131st birthday at the embassy’s headquarters on May 18.

Following the direction of the Party Central Committee Commission for Foreign Affairs, Vietnamese Ambassador to Morocco Dang Thi Thu Ha had meetings with leaders of a number of Morocco's parties, thanked the parties for their congratulatory letters to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam and briefed them on the results of the Congress.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in China’s Kunming solemnly celebrated the 131st birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 -May 19, 2021).

A ceremony was organized by Vietnamese students from RUDN University (The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia) to offer flowers to President Ho Chi Minh and award the contest "RUDN Youth - a journey following Uncle Ho's footsteps” to mark the 131st birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890-19/5/2021).

Hack4Growth, an international contest to find solutions to pressing problems of society, is organized by the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) under the auspices of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province and the Executive Board of the Khmer-Vietnamese Association in the province presented 434 gifts to disadvantaged households on May 16.

The ASEAN Committee in the Czech Republic on May 11 presented face masks to Prague capital’s 6 District in response to a call of local authorities to help disadvantaged people to surmount COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnamese Youth and Students Association in Japan (VYSA) has just launched the VYSA Speech Contest with the theme ‘Japan - COVID and I’.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand is doing everything possible to bring home five Vietnamese fishermen found adrift at sea and rescued by Thai seafarers after their ship sank off Vietnam’s coast last week.

A contest on President Ho Chi Minh entitled “Uncle Ho in My Heart” has recently been launched by the Vietnamese Youth Union in Saint Petersburg, as part of the activities to mark the 131st birthday of the great leader of Vietnam (May 19).

Vietnamese-French woman Tran To Nga affirmed she will continue her lawsuit against multinational companies for producing and selling chemical toxins sprayed by US forces during the war in Vietnam after the Crown Court of Evry City ruled that it was not competent enough to hear her case.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos confirmed that a Vietnamese person infected with COVID-19 pandemic had died after a week of treatment.

After learning about a number of Vietnamese in Laos getting infected with COVID-19, the Vietnamese Association in Vientiane has taken a range of measures to support the Vietnamese community in the country.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Luang Prabang presented 50 million LAK and medical equipment worth 10 million LAK to the Lao province on May 6 to help local authorities control the spread of COVID-19.

Ho Chi Minh City will spend 2.5 billion VND from its COVID-19 prevention and control fund to support overseas Vietnamese and people in difficult circumstances in Cambodia and Laos who are affected by COVID-19.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City Le Trung Chinh recently submitted a report and proposed the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to allow the city to suspend repatriation flights carrying overseas Vietnamese citizens amid the high risk of the COVID-19 pandemic infection.

A funeral has been held for four victims of a landslide in Shiiba village, including two Vietnamese trainees in Japan’s Miyazaki prefecture.