Overseas Vietnamese

The Vietnamese Embassy along with the Embassies of ASEAN countries in Greece including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and the Friend of Childs (FOC) organization have recently organized the ASEAN Bazaar in Athens, Greece.

The Vietnamese Women's Forum in Europe (VWFE) has recently presented 12 breeding cows to 12 poor households in Pa Khoang and Thanh Yen communes in Dien Bien district under a program to support people in Dien Bien province of the Vietnam Red Cross Society.

A seminar was held by the Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper to attract overseas remittances into infrastructures in HCMC on April 23.

A football tournament has been held the Union of Vietnamese Students in France (UEVF) in Paris, France, attracting the participation of more than 500 students in France and Belgium, divided into 16 teams.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia organised a seminar on April 19 on prospects for Vietnam-Russia digital economic cooperation, attracting over 100 delegates representing ministries, sectors, research institutes, and business associations of the two countries.

The Vietnamese Women Forum in Europe (VWFE) and the Hanoi Association for Women Entrepreneurs (HNEW) signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on April 18 to enhance the role, position and contributions of Vietnamese women in socio-economic fields.

A photo exhibition on Vietnam’s seas and islands themed “Fatherland by the waves” was jointly organized by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA), the Vietnam Cultural Centre in Laos and the National Institute of Fine Arts (NIFA) of Laos in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on April 18.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Belarus in coordination with the Association of International Friendship and Cultural Exchange of Belarus and the Belarus - Vietnam Friendship Association on April 15 organized Vietnam Day in Minsk, Belarus.

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in New Zealand (VSANZ) held its second Congress for the 2024 - 2026 term in the capital Wellington on April 15.

A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on April 14 to mark the commemorative anniversary of the Hung Kings, the legendary nation founders.

A ceremony was held in Paris on April 13 by the Vietnamese Embassy in France to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

The networks of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts in the Czech Republic (NVIEC) recently held a discussion on regulations of the host country related to financial and tax activities.

More than 250 delegates representing Vietnamese women's unions from 11 European countries on April 14 gathered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to attend an event held by the Vietnamese Women's Union in Europe.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in India held its congress for the 2024-2027 term at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in New Delhi on April 14 in both online and direct formats.

A ceremony has been held by overseas Vietnamese in Washington D.C in the US to offer incense to Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation, and President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the Hung Kings Commemoration Day.

A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association on April 13 to commemorate the Hung Kings, which is a national holiday taking place annually on the 10th day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 18 this year.

The Phu Tho Fellow-Countrymen Association in the Czech Republic on April 13 solemnly held a ceremony to mark the Hung Kings Commemoration Day and express their gratitude to the Hung Kings.

A ceremony was organized by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka to launch the day for honouring the Vietnamese language and a contest to seek ambassadors of the language on April 13.

An event was organized St. Petersburg University in Saint Petersburg, Russia on April 13 to mark the Hung Kings Commemoration Day with the participation of over 200 overseas Vietnamese people and Russian friends.

Vietnamese citizens in the Middle East have been safe amidst the complicated and escalating tension between Israel and Iran, the Vietnamese Embassies in Israel and Iran said on April 14.

The amended Land Law, which was passed by the Vietnamese National Assembly in January 2024, will help protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors and owners who are overseas Vietnamese (OVs), thus making the real estate market more transparent and stable, according to Nguyen Minh Duc, Vice President of the Vietnamese Community Association in the UK (VAUK).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung paid a working visit to Sicily from April 11-12 to boost comprehensive collaboration between Vietnamese localities and the southern Italian region as part of the Vietnam-Sicily Bridge programme.

Vice Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Nilton Caldeira has proposed a football exchange with Vietnam as part of celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Brazil diplomatic ties.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on April 12 recommended Vietnamese nationals residing, studying, and working in the Middle East country to proactively take security measures amid the escalating tension between Israel and Iran.

The Executive Board of the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic on April 11 convened the 10th congress to review its performance in the past year and set forth orientations for their operation in the time to come.

A delegation from Vietnamese embassy in Russia led by Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi recently visited the Lao Embassy to extend greetings on Laos's traditional New Year festival, the Bunpimay.

The Vietnam Women’s Union in Hungary recently organized a meeting in Budapest in early spring with the attendance of Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mongolia Doan Khanh Tam and representatives of the Executive Committee of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Mongolia on April 11 presented 15,500,000 MNT (about 4,570 USD) to the National Emergency Management Agency to support Mongolian people to overcome consequences of natural disasters.

A ceremony has been held in Moscow to open the phase 3 of the Fun Vietnamese Language program, directly taught by Vietnamese students living and studying in the Russian Federation.

An Online Book Fair and Exhibition will be held on the vietnam.vn website on April 15-30 for domestic and foreign readers, especially overseas Vietnamese.