Overseas Vietnamese

In 2020, the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic will continue to assert its position in the host country, while promoting the spirit towards the homeland.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh had a working session with Mr. Alejandro Pont Lezica, Director of the Argentine national radio (RNA), to discuss further cooperation between the Argentine national radio station and the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on November 17.

Nearly 360 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from Japan on a Vietjet Air flight on November 16.

A repatriation flight brought home nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens from Canada on November 16.

Over 290 Vietnamese citizens were brought home from Malaysia on a Vietnam Airlines flight on November 15.

​More than 340 Vietnamese citizens were brought home safely from Taiwan (China) on two flights of the national flag carrier on November 15.

Vietnam has the fourth-largest number of students in Australia, the Vietnam News Agency quoted a report from the Mitchell Institute at Australia’s Victoria University released on November 11.

A teleconference was held by the Department of External Relations of Ho Chi Minh City, the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese, and the Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Network in the US on November 12 to connect businesses in the Mekong Delta with overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs in the US.

Over 340 Vietnamese citizens were brought home safely from Japan on a repatriation flight on November 12.

Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam received outgoing Vietnamese Consul General in the Chinese special administrative region Tran Thanh Huan on November 12.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan bid farewell to President of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) Gennadiy Chyzhykov on November 6.

The Liaison Committee of the Vietnamese community in Bangladesh, including five members, debuted at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in the country on November 6.

Thailand's Public Health Emergency Operation Centre has approved the proposal to reduce the mandatory quarantine period for tourists under the special tourist visa (STV), including those from Vietnam, from 14 to 10 days.

Nearly 360 Vietnamese citizens from the US and Japan were repatriated on a flight of Vietnam Airlines on November 8.

A virtual ceremony was organized by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau on November 8 to make debut the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Macau.

More than 340 Vietnamese citizens in Germany and Romania have been brought home safely on November 7 and 8.

Overseas Vietnamese in Argentina and Italy have raised funds to support flood victims in the central region.

Romenio Pereira, the secretary for international relations of the Brazilian Workers Party (PT), paid a courtesy visit to the Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa on November 4 at the Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil, Radio the Voice of Vietnam reported.

The annual Vietnam Festival in Japan opened in Tokyo on November 7, making it the first large-scale event here since the city was included in the Japanese Government’s Go To Travel campaign.

Over 320 Vietnamese citizens in Germany and the Netherlands were brought home safely aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight on November 6 and 7 as a result of the collaboration between authorities of Vietnam and the two European nations.

Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic and Poland have actively raised funds to help flood victims in the Central region of Vietnam.

Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), presented her credentials to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay at the organisation’s headquarters in Paris, France on November 3.

A flight of the national flag carrier brought home nearly 290 Vietnamese citizens from Malaysia on November 3.

A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand on November 1 organized to raise funds and receive donations from the Vietnamese community in Thailand to support flood victims in the central region to overcome the consequences of natural disasters.

Nearly 240 Vietnamese citizens in Brunei were brought home safely on October 2 on a flight of Vietjet Air.

A photo exhibition themed "The life we miss" was organized by photographer Quang Nguyen in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from October 30 to November 15 to raise funds to support flood victims in Central region.

More than 350 Vietnamese citizens were brought home from the US and Japan in a repatriation flight conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on October 30.

No Vietnamese casualties have been reported following a deadly earthquake that struck Turkey and Greece on October 30.

Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia on October 27 organized to raise funds for flood victims in the central region.

More than 350 Vietnamese citizens in Australia and New Zealand were brought home safely on October 29.