Overseas Vietnamese

A program named "Resonance" has been organized by the Interim Executive Committee of the Vietnam Students’ Association (VSA) at P.E. Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University (RUDN) in Moscow to kick off the new academic year and welcome new Vietnamese students.

During his working visit to Denmark, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha had a meeting with the Vietnamese community living and working in this Nordic country.

Vietnam leads member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the number of students studying in the US, according to a report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in November.

The finals of the FAVIJA Champions Cup 2024, the largest Vietnamese football championship in Japan, was held by the Vietnam – Japan international exchange organisation (FAVIJA) under the sponsorship of the Vietnamese Embassy and local administrations in Saitama prefecture on November 24.

An event has been organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel in collaboration with the International Women’s Club (IWC) to introduce Vietnamese culture and cuisine.

With outstanding achievements in biotechnology, Dr Nguyen Thuy Ba Linh from University College London (UCL) has become the first Vietnamese scientist to win the UK's TechWomen 100 Awards.

The VUAJ Charity Golf Open Tournament 2024 has been successfully held at Windsor Park Golf and Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) will organize an event “One Global Vietnam-ASEAN 2024” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 23 and 24, gathering Vietnamese experts, intellectuals and scientists living and working in ASEAN countries.

Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Pham Thu Hang has advised Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Ukraine unless absolutely necessary.

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.