Overseas Vietnamese

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang attended the funeral of Madeleine Riffaud, a French poet, journalist, revolutionary, and close friend of the Vietnamese people, on November 20 in Paris.

The final round of the Vietnamese speaking contest for university students was held at Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand on November 20 attracted a large number of students and people who love Vietnam.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Hungary held its 3rd congress for the 2024-2029 period on November 17. This is the congress with the largest scale of Vietnamese associations and unions.

The ASEAN Ladies' Circle (ALC) in Ankara, Turkey recently organized a working visit to Bursa province to enhance cultural understanding and strengthen relations through profound experiences of historical heritage and promote the image of ASEAN and Vietnam in the area.

"Vietnam Culture Day 2024" was organized by the Vietnamese Students’ Association in New Zealand, the Vietnamese Students’ Association and Vietnamese Association in Wellington, and the Vietnamese Embassy in the country at the Memorial Theater, on the campus of Victoria University of Wellington in the capital of New Zealand on November 16.

Through the YooLife application, overseas Vietnamese living far from the homeland can visit the Vietnam Military History Museum in digital space.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Mongolia recently held a ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Mongolia (November 17, 1954 - 2024).

Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, has presented the first-class Labour Order to the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic at a ceremony held in Prague on November 15 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the association.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Perth, Australia, recently collaborated with University of Western Australia (UWA) to organise a “Homeland Spring” programme for the Vietnamese community there, which spotlighted a message of solidarity and looking towards the homeland.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia led by Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi recently visited and sought cooperation and investment opportunities in Vladimir province.

A workshop on two-way development orientation of the Vietnamese and Japanese business communities was held by the Foreign Trade University Alumni Association in Japan (FAJ) in Tokyo, Japan on November 9.

The Union of Vietnamese Youth and Students in France (UEVF) solemnly held a Gala night to celebrate its 20th anniversary in Paris on November 9.

The People's Committees of Thanh Loc and Phu Cuong communes in Cai Lay District, Tien Giang Province, in coordination with the VK (Overseas Vietnamese) Group held a groundbreaking ceremony to build friendship bridge VK 283 on November 5.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Okinawa, Japan has organized the first International Cultural Exchange Festival in Okinawa to strengthen solidarity among countries and territories and promote cultural exchange, build a beautiful image of the country and people of Vietnam in international friends’ eyes.

The FAVIJA CHAMPIONS CUP 2024, the Vietnamese National Championship Cup Football Tournament in Japan, will take place on November 24 with the participation of 32 football teams.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 5 met representatives of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Kunming city, China’s Yunnan province, and the Vietnamese community there.

Seventy years have passed, yet the Dien Bien Phu Victory remains a momentous event not only for Vietnamese people but also for all those around the world who cherish freedom as it is an epic written by an indomitable nation in the process of defending the homeland, stated Algerian Minister of War Veterans and Rights Holders Laid Rebiga at a conference held in Algiers on November 4.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and the embassies of other ASEAN member countries have organized 2024 ASEAN Bazaar in Caracas.

Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association (JVFA) of Miyagi prefecture Kamada Atsushi on October 31 handed over 1 million JPY (nearly 6,600 USD) in cash donated by residents in the prefecture to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan to help Vietnamese people overcome the consequences of Typhoon Yagi.

The "Scientific conference on innovation and human resource development for semiconductors between Vietnam and Japan" was recently organized in Fukuoka, Japan.

The Lao Ministry of National Defence held a talk on the significance of the 75th anniversary of the Traditional Day of Vietnamese Volunteer Soldiers and Experts in Laos in Vientiane on October 30.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung on October 29 met with Director of the Anteo Edizioni publishing house Stefano Bonilauri, who recently received the top prize of the 4th annual competition on protecting the Communist Party of Vietnam’s ideological foundation.

High-quality Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products are being introduced at the Good Food and Wine Show 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland, by the Vietnamese Embassy and Trade Office in Australia.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico led by Ambassador-Designate Nguyen Van Hai has paid a working trip to Guanajuato state to explore opportunities for cooperation between Vietnam and Mexico, as well as between Vietnamese localities and Guanajuato.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 27 afternoon met with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community living in seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) within the framework of his official visit to the Middle East country.

Authorities of Leipzig, the most populous city in the German state of Saxony, on October 24 welcomed 32 Vietnamese interns to the city to receive vocational training and work at St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig Public Transport Company (LVG), and other local facilities.

A ceremony was held in London to present the Vietnam International Awards to Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals with outstanding contributions to the community.

The 8th Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finance (VSBF) 2024 will officially take place in Hanoi from October 24-26.

An event named "ASEAN Food Corner" was launched by the ASEAN Committee in Prague (ACP) on October 22 in order to promote the goods and culinary culture of ASEAN countries to consumers in the Czech Republic and Europe as well.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi has paid a trip to Goias state at the invitation of president of the federation of commerce, service and tourism of Goias (FECOMERCIO-GO) Marcelo Baiocchi Carneiro.