Overseas Vietnamese

The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia is participating in a multicultural festival that opened on February 21st in Canberra to promote beauty of Vietnamese land and people to Australians and international friends.

Overseas Vietnamese in Eastern Europe have worked to raise funds and collect medical supplies and equipment as part of efforts to support people in the homeland in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on February 20th visited and presented gifts to 15 Vietnamese and Khmer households severely damaged by the fire which occurred on the early morning of February 15th in Samaky hamlet, Russey Keo ward, Russey Keo district, Phnom Penh.

Ms. Nguyen Huong Giang, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, warmly received the delegation of the Bac Ninh Fellow-Countrymen Association in the Czech Republic led by Mr. Dang Dinh Thinh, Chairman of the association, visiting the homeland.

The 2nd batch of 12,000 face masks, dry hand wash liquid and vitamins from Poland sent to Vietnam will be presented to Vinh Phuc province, according to the coordination plan between the Vietnamese Embassy and the Community Support Board of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Poland through the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese.

The Truong Sa Club in Germany continues to raise funds to support soldiers in Truong Sa archipelago, communicate and disseminate information to help German and international friends understand Vietnam's sovereignty over the sea and islands.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations, WTO and other international organizations in Geneva, submitted her credentials to Director General of WTO Roberto Azevedo on February 17th.

An opening ceremony of a photo exhibition about the country and people of Vietnam and sculptural works about President Ho Chi Minh and resistance war against the US of Vietnamese people by famous late Hungarian sculptor Farkas Aladár was held by the Hungary - Vietnam Friendship Association and the Association of Friends of Hungarian Army and Society in Székesfehérvár city on February 16th.

A ceremony was organized on February 15th in Vienna by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Women’s Union in Austria to launch a Vietnamese class for children in the Vietnamese community.

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs joined hands with the Vietnamese Association in Poland to present 16,000 face masks to the northern province of Vinh Phuc on February 14th, amid the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

A delegation from the Ministry of Public Security, led by Minister of Public Security General To Lam, visited and offered incense at Ho Chi Minh relic site in Xieng Vang village, Nong Bok district, Khammuon province, in the framework of his visit to Laos from February 10th-12th at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Vilay Lakhamphong.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the EU Vu Anh Quang highlighted the relations between Vietnam and the European Union (EU), as well as between Vietnam and Belgium, at a ceremony recently held to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Rat in Brussels.

Vietnamese Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, presented her credentials to UN Secretary General António Guterres on February 10th.

The 20th Winter Sports Tournament for diplomatic missions and international organizations in Russia was held at the "Moscow Country Club" on the outskirts of Moscow on February 9th.

A Vietnamese citizen infected with novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in China is being actively treated at Hospital No. 5 in Jiangxi province, China.

Representatives of Vietnamese associations and societies in the Czech Republic on February 7 handed nearly 252,100 koruna (about 10,000 EUR) over to the administration of Vejprty to help victims of a fire at the support centre for the handicapped in the city.

There are 24 Vietnamese citizens currently in Wuhan (21 citizens and 3 of their relatives), 19 of whom want to return to Vietnam.

A program named Berliner Tet was recently held by the Berlin-Potsdam Vietnamese Student Association to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

The Party Committee of the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3rd, 1930 - February 3rd, 2020).

A ceremony was held by the Party Committee of the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine and the Party Committee of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Ukraine’s Kharkiv city to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3rd, 1930 - February 3rd, 2020).

On the first days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) of the Rat, Vietnamese people in Prague, the Czech Republic, still spend time to go to pagodas and pray for good things in the year.

A Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument was inaugurated in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia, on January 28th.

In recent years, Vietnam is one of the countries receiving the largest amount of remittances in the world.

The 17 Vietnamese students and their relatives in Wuhan city, the Chinese province of Hubei, where an acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) is raging, are currently in stable health and psychological condition, the Vietnamese Embassy in China said on January 26th.

South Africa considers Vietnam one of leading partners in Southeast Asia and continues exerting efforts to promote the bilateral ties to a new high in the coming time.

The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic joined various get-togethers across the European country to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

An event titled “Vietnam in Germany” is taking place within the framework of the AFA Augsburg spring fair 2020 in Augsburg city of Germany’s Bavaria state from January 24th-28th.

A workshop on President Ho Chi Minh was held on January 23rd at High School 251 named after the President in Kiev, Ukraine.

Vietnamese consulate generals in Cambodia have held activities to help needy Vietnamese-Cambodians to celebrate traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

The Vietnamese Consulate General in San Francisco recently held a grand meeting for overseas Vietnamese to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) as the biggest traditional festival is just around the corner.