Overseas Vietnamese

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Vietnamese citizens not to travel to places where conflicts are taking place, its spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on March 14.

An event named "The discussion with Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung at Boston Seafood Expo 2024" was co-organized by the Vietnamese Businessmen Association in the US (VENUSA), the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), and the Vietnamese Agricultural Counselor in the US, in the framework of the North American Seafood Expo held in Boston, US from March 10-12.

The protection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities abroad has been carried out effectively and obtained many important results, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Qatar has coordinated with the Vietnam-Middle East Business Club to organize “Vietnam Day at International Expo Doha 2023” in Doha, Qatar, under the direction of the Prime Minister and leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on economic diplomacy.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka has coordinated with the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Kansai region to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) for female officials and spouses of members of Vietnamese representative agencies and women in the Vietnamese community in the region.

A meeting was held by the Association of Vietnamese Experts and Intellectuals in Denmark (AVIED) on March 9 to review its first year of operation and plan 2024 activities.

An event was held on March 10 for overseas Vietnamese in Macau (China) to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon 2024 and International Women’s Day (March 8).

The Vietnamese Women’s Association in Belgium held its first congress for the 2024-2027 tenure in Brussels on March 10, creating an opportunity for Vietnamese women in the European country to exchange and foster their connections.

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in Russia held its first congress for the 2024-2026 tenure at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in the country on March 10.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Djibouti is working hard to complete necessary procedures to repatriate Vietnamese sailors working on the Barbados-flagged True Confidence cargo ship that was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen on March 6.

The Vietnamese Youth and Students Association in the Czech Republic held its congress for the 2024 - 2029 term on March 9 with the participation of 40 delegates representing students from universities in the Czech Republic.

A musical exchange has been held by the Vietnamese Women's Union (VWU) in Germany to celebrate the International Women's Day (March 8) with the participation of Vietnamese women representatives from eight European countries.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh laid a wreath at the memorial plaque located on the Journalistes Viet Nam 8/3/1974 street, Bir Mourad Raïs district, Algiers on March 7, to commemorate the Algerian journalists who died in an accident in Vietnam in 1974, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Djibouti is taking citizen protection measures for Vietnamese sailors working on the Barbados-flagged True Confidence cargo ship which was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen on March 6.

The Board of Directors of Buon Ma Thuot Medical University on March 6 had a working session with the Vietnam Union Association in Japan (VUAJ) through the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community in Australia to always uphold the honour of and take pride in being Vietnamese during a meeting in Canberra, Australia on March 7 (local time).

A conference was held by the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Committee for Overseas Vietnamese on March 6 to summarize overseas Vietnamese affairs in 2023 and implementing tasks in 2024.

A gathering has been held by the Overseas Vietnamese Association and the Vietnamese Women’s Union in the Netherlands for Vietnamese women in the host country to celebrate the 2024 International Women’s Day (March 8).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel held a “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) program on March 1 for the Vietnamese community in the country to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

A “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on March 1 to bring the Lunar New Year (Tet) atmosphere to overseas Vietnamese (OVs) living, working and studying in the country.

A ceremony was held by the Vietnam Pharmaceutical and Medical Association (VPMA) in Russia on the evening of February 27 in Moscow to mark the 69th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyen Huy Dung has recently had a working session with Governor of Luxor Mustafa Mohamed Alham Khaled to discuss measures to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

A “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) program has been organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024.

A large number of Vietnamese people in Stuttgart and German friends together enjoyed Vietnamese dishes and unique musical performances at a program held to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2024 organized by the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Stuttgart and surrounding areas.

Consul General of Vietnam in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai on February 27 visited Toho pottery village and Onimaru Co., Ltd.

Among the foreign academicians-members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) honored on the occasion of its 300th establishment anniversary in February, there are six Vietnamese citizens, according to Sputnik.

A career fair was held by the Vietnamese Youth Alliance in Singapore on February 24-25, aiming to provide support for Vietnamese students in the country to seize job opportunities and have better career orientations.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has recently organized a ceremony in Jakarta for the Vietnamese community in the country to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon 2024.

Vietnamese people living in Laos and Thailand on February 24 celebrated the First Full Moon Festival, also known as Thuong Nguyen or Nguyen Tieu.

A Vietnam library was inaugurated by the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia (ICCA) under the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow on February 22.