Overseas Vietnamese

Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai and Dr. Dinh Hung Cuong, representative of the Vietnam-Japan Expert Association in Fukuoka, on July 8 paid a working visit at the General Research Center of Kitakyushu City.

Towards the 57th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Consulates General of ASEAN countries in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China met under the chairmanship of Philippine Consul General Iric Cruz Arribas to discuss directions to further promote practical cooperation between ASEAN and Guangdong.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary on July 7 coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, Zagreb city, and Mladenaca Park to co-organize the Vietnam Culture Day in Croatia.

The Vietnam-Japan Digital Transformation Association (VADX JAPAN) made its debut in Japan on July 7, in order to connect local firms operating in the information technology (IT) sector in Japan, while boosting ties and sharing innovations and advanced technology solutions between the two countries.

The World Gastronomy culinary promotion festival within the series of activities of the Francophone Community in Tehran, has been successfully held at the campus of the French Embassy in Iran.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt coordinated with the ASEAN Committee in Cairo (ACC) to organize the ASEAN Friendly Bowling Tournament 2024.

A Vietnamese language training course for overseas Vietnamese (OV) teachers and a Vietnamese bookshelf were launched by the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei and relevant units in Taoyuan, Taiwan (China) on July 4.

The State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnam Airlines Corporation (Vietnam Airlines) on July 4 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation on overseas Vietnamese affairs.

The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs will organize the first Overseas Vietnamese Rendezvous Point program in 2024 on July 6.

A football tournament named “FAVIJA KANSAI CUP 2024” for the Vietnamese community studying, working and living in Kansai, Japan has been organized at Fresca Stadium, Kobe City.

The Vietnam Festival was co-hosted by Languidic City Hall, along with Art Space Association and Vietnam Bretagne Sud Association, to introduce Vietnamese culture on June 28 and 29.

On its 60th anniversary, the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) officially launched the SIM Alumni Association in Hanoi, the second SIM alumni association in Vietnam, following the one in Ho Chi Minh City.

The World of Coffee 2024 was organized by the World Specialty Coffee Association in Copenhagen, Denmark from June 27-29.

The Truong Sa Club in Hungary recently organized a meeting to mark its one-year anniversary.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Angola led by Ambassador Duong Chinh Chuc paid a working visit to Lunda-Sul Province from June 25-28, an eastern province of Angola, more than 1,000km from the capital Luanda.

A ceremony was held in Stockholm on June 29 to establish the association of Vietnamese science and technology experts in Sweden to connect and promote the potential of Vietnamese scientists in the country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting with representatives from Vietnam’s embassy and other representative agencies and the Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on June 26, within the framework of his official visit to the country.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington DC recently held a seminar on business investment in the United States (US) with Vietnamese businesses, which were attending the Select USA Investment Summit in 2024 held from June 23-26 at National Harbor, Maryland.

Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat had a meeting on June 26 in Berlin with scientists and intellectuals of the Vietnamese origin in Germany to listen to their policy proposals and answer their queries, towards promoting scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries.

The Thanh Hoa Fellow-countrymen Association in the Czech Republic on June 23 held its 5th Congress and marked its 20th founding anniversary.

The 11th Vietnamese Ambassador’s Golf Cup has been held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium and Chris Geyskens, Chairwoman of the Belgium chapter of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) in Hoi An in Genappe town of Belgium in order to raise funds for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Hoi An city, Quang Nam central province.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dang Xuan Dung on June 24 attended the opening ceremony of the first luxury supermarket Spinneys in Saudi Arabia and worked with leaders of this supermarket chain.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Morocco Dang Thi Thu Ha has been awarded the Moroccan Royal Medal for her outstanding contributions to relations between the two countries during her term as Vietnamese Ambassador to Morocco from 2020-2023.

The Permanent Mission to the United Nations of ASEAN member countries and Timor Leste observer has solemnly organized ASEAN Family Day 2024 with the participation of more than 1,000 officers, employees and family members of representative agencies of the 11 countries in New York.

No Vietnamese citizens were injured or killed in the blaze at a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong province, an industrial cluster 50km to the southwest of Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on June 24, the local authority told the Vietnamese Embassy.

The Vietnamese Women’s Union in Hungary has held a ceremony to mark its 20th founding anniversary.

Overseas Vietnamese delegates will attend the working group 'Overseas Vietnamese journey to the homeland's sea and islands' to visit officers and soldiers of the Naval Region 5 in Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province from June 25-29.

The Vietnam Innovation Day 2024 has been held by the Vietnam Innovation Network in Europe (VINEU) at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels, Belgium.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on June 23 warned Vietnamese citizens here to increase safety and security measures in the context of the recent increased risk of a full-scale conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah force on the northern border with Lebanon.

Members of the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) on June 22 were presented a free blood test and eye examination package worth 520 MYR (110 USD) by the Sunway Medical Centre, one of the leading modern medical facilities in Malaysia.