Overseas Vietnamese

A ceremony has been held by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Business Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) to honour Korean firms and Vietnamese people who have donated funds in support of those affected by Typhoon Yagi in the homeland.

The Vietnamese Business Association in France (ABVietFrance) in collaboration with Thanh Binh Jeune supermarket and five Vietnamese restaurants in the country on September 28-29 organized charity food stands to raise funds for victims of natural disasters in the homeland.

The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People's Committee has just approved the Project on Policies to effectively promote remittance resources in the city from now until 2030.

As of the end of September, Vietnamese organizations and associations in the UK have raised 61,367 GBP to support people affected by Typhoon Yagi in the northern provinces of Vietnam.

FAVIJA CHUGOKU CUP 2024, a football tournament of the Vietnamese community in the Chugoku region, was held in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on September 29.

The Vietnamese Association in Kazakhstan coordinated with local authorities to present gifts to people in flood-hit areas and disadvantaged families in Yen Bai province.

Storm No. 3 (Typhoon Yagi) has caused serious floods and landslides in many northern provinces and cities. The images of hardship and devastation in the affected areas not only worried people in the country, but also made millions of overseas Vietnamese feel heartbroken.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, led by Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi, had a working session with the Head of the Republic of Tatarstan (Russian Federation), Minnikhanov Rustam Nurgalievich, as part of the working trip from September 25-27.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Lebanon on September 26 continued to recommend Vietnamese citizens living and working in Lebanon leave the country, amid the risk that tensions between the Israeli army and the Hezbollah escalate into a full-scale conflict in the Middle East.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam on September 25 received a working delegation of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilization led by Deputy Head Pham Tat Thang.

The Vietnamese Ao Dai Heritage Club in the Czech Republic was recently launched at the initiative of the Vietnam Culture and Arts Association in the Czech Republic.

As tensions between Israel and the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon escalate, the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has issued security and safety recommendations for the Vietnamese community residing, working, and studying in the country.

The Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association recently organized the “Solidarity Day with Vietnam” in Zurich City.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Lebanon on September 23 issued an urgent notice recommending Vietnamese citizens living and working in Lebanon leave the country when commercial flights are still operational, in the context of escalating and spreading conflict in the region.

An event was held by the Vietnam Students Association in Thailand at King Mongkut University in Bangkok on September 21 to celebrate the 2024-2025 new academic year and meet new students.

In recent days, Vietnamese embassies and communities in countries in the European region have continued donating to support people in the homeland to recover from storms and floods.

The ASEAN Sports and Family Day 2024 was held in Geneva on September 20 with the participation of over 500 officials, diplomatic staff and their families of permanent delegations of ASEAN countries to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations based in the "diplomatic capital" of Switzerland.

Vietnamese people in Japan and Canada have provided support to people at home who were affected by Typhoon Yagi.

A delegation of the Vietnamese community in Laos on September 19-20 visited Luang Namtha province in northern Laos that suffered heaviest devastation from Typhoon Yagi.

The development trend of the Vietnam - United Nations relations will be further consolidated following Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s trip to attend the UN Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79), and to hold working sessions in the US, a Vietnamese-American professor has said.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Qatar has held a ceremony to celebrate the 79th National Day of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2024) at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha, Qatar.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic, in collaboration with the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe and the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic, has organized a relief mission to three regions severely affected by the country’s worst floods in the past 100 years.

Overseas Vietnamese communities in China’s Hong Kong and Macau have launched fundraising campaigns to support those affected by Typhoon Yagi and floods in Vietnam.

Mr. Do Quang Ba, Chairman of the Vietnam-Japan International Exchange Organization (FAVIJA), on September 18 presented 200 million VND to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee to support people affected by Typhoon Yagi.

In the aftermath of a series of explosions involving pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon on September 17 and 18, the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt, which concurrently serves Lebanon, has confirmed that all Vietnamese nationals in the country remain safe.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Greece in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnamese Cultural Center in France and the Vietnam National Music and Dance Theater solemnly celebrated the 79th anniversary of the National Day of Vietnam.

The Union of Overseas Vietnamese Associations in Germany launched a fundraising campaign at Dong Xuan Trade Centre on September 15-16 to support people in the homeland affected by Typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods and landslides.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Tanzania in coordination with Halotel Company (Viettel Tanzania) recently visited Human Dreams Children’s Village in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Officials, employees and spouses at the Vietnamese representative agencies in Venezuela on September 15 raised funds to support people in northern provinces affected by storm No. 3.

In response to the appeal of General Secretary and President To Lam and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, two football tournaments of the Vietnamese community in Chubu and Kyushu regions of Japan took place on September 15 to raise funds to support people severely affected by storm No. 3 (Typhoon Yagi) in the northern provinces of Vietnam.