Overseas Vietnamese

Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh city reached 1.45 billion USD in the first quarter of 2021, a 10% rise compared to the same period last year, reported the city Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen visited Venezuela’s Trujillo state from March 25 to 28 to promote business connection and cooperation between Vietnamese and Venezuelan businesses.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Mozambique has always watched closely the situation relating to terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique, and given advice to Vietnamese citizens in the affected areas.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Saudi Arabia recently opened an export product introduction showroom to boost Vietnam’s export to Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, as well as check the market's interest in some Vietnamese products.

An online conference has recently organized in Saint Petersburg to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMYU) and introduce a book on the Vietnam-Russia ties.

A virtual job fair was recently held online by the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in Japan (VYSA) to connect Vietnamese job seekers in Japan with local employers.

The Global Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) recently had an online meeting with the Standing Board of the Quang Tri Provincial Party Committee on the Central Region Reconstruction Project after the disaster.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Hong Thach visited the Vietnamese community in the provinces of Kherson and Mykolaiv from March 21 – 23 to learn about their wishes and help them overcome difficulties.

Mr. Milos Kusy, Chairman of the Czech-Vietnam Friendship Association, praised Vietnamese people living in the Czech Republic for taking anti-COVID-19 measures very seriously during an interview with Aktualne.cz on March 24.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh has said that Vietnam attaches great importance to economic, trade and investment cooperation with Russian localities.

Four Vietnamese workers were awarded the title of excellent foreign construction workers of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport at a ceremony held on March 23.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh paid a working visit with overseas Vietnamese in the Phuket province and Thailand-Vietnam Business Association from March 19-21 on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of establishing Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic relations.

Mr. Le Duc Dung, a Vietnamese postdoctoral researcher working at University Hospital Würzburg in Germany, has been granted the Basic Science Award at the 47th Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT).

Overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia’s Kandal and Prey Veng provinces, who are facing tough challenges during COVID-19 quarantine, were supported food from the Vietnamese Embassy and Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia on March 19 and 20.

Hoang Phi Hung, a medical student from the Pskov State University of Russia, and a Russian citizen have received thank-you letters from the authorities of Pskov oblast for saving two children meeting accident on Velikaya River.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Tien Thuc recently presented certificates of merit awarded by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to the Hungary – Vietnam Friendship Association (HVFA) and three leaders of the association to acknowledge their active contributions to bilateral friendship.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, the Khmer – Vietnam Association and sponsors, on March 14 provided urgent relief to Vietnamese origin families, who are isolating to prevent COVID-19 pandemic in Prey Veng and Kandal provinces.

An online meeting with the Vietnamese Students’ Association, the Vietnamese Youths and Students Association, and representatives of the HCYU abroad was organized by the Secretariat of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee on March 13.

A delegation led by Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Nguyen Thanh Vinh laid a wreath at a memorial stele on “Journalistes du Vietnam 8/3/1974” Street in Algiers capital on March 7 to commemorate Algerian journalists who died in a plane crash in Vietnam in 1974.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan had a working meeting with the Board of Directors of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) on March 8 to discuss measures to promote research exchange activities and cooperation in business training, and popularize Vietnam’s business and investment climate.

Traditional dishes and products of Vietnam are being introduced at the Francophonie Festival 2021 that opened on March 8 in Singapore.

An event was organized by the Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and other international organizations in Geneva on March 8 to mark the 1981st anniversary of the Hai Ba Trung Uprising and the 111th anniversary of International Women’s Day.

Webinar Market Focus Vietnam was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland, the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services and the Switzerland-Vietnam Business Group (SVBG) on March 2 to strengthen trade and investment cooperation between Swiss and Vietnamese businesses.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh recently paid a working visit to Thailand’s Udon Thani province to promote cooperation with the locality.

“The Party in my life”, a multiple-choice and essay contest launched by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), open to all Vietnamese individuals living at home and abroad, and for foreigners living and working in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen and his delegation had a working session with Governor of Guárico state of Venezuela José Vásquez from February 25 to 28 to boost agricultural production projects and promoting potential co-operation initiatives.

A ceremony was recently held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland to launch the non-profit Swiss-Vietnamese Business Gateway (SVBG) to promote exchanges and investment and trade cooperation between enterprises of the two nations.

A working session between Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Le Dung and Austrian Deputy Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs Michael Esterl was recently held at the headquarter of Austria’s Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs to discuss measures to promote economic-trade cooperation.

The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa held a meeting with the Vietnamese community to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Buffalo on February 26.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant ministries, sectors, localities and offices are making plans to repatriate Vietnamese citizens in a safe manner based on the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world and the country, especially the quarantine capacity at home.