The Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) in collaboration with the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and the Vietnamese Embassy in France recently organized an event in Paris to connect trade and promote the pepper and spice products of Vietnam on the European market.

The Vietnam Business Association in the UK (VBUK) has recently held its congress and elected the Executive Committee for the term 2022-2025.

The Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association in Magdeburg city has recently marked its 30th founding anniversary.

The 2nd Congress of the Union of Vietnamese People Associations in Europe was held in Prague, the Czech Republic, on October 15, with the participation of nearly 300 delegates and guests from 23 European countries.

The United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales (UAVS-NSW) in collaboration with four other Vietnamese students’ associations in Australia organized Vietnamese cultural day in Sydney on October 15.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Poland Nguyen Hung attended the first Podlaskie Economic Forum on October 11 – 12 at the invitation of the government of Podlaskie region.

A delegation of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Thailand’s Khon Kaen led by Consul General Chu Duc Dung and representatives of the Vietnamese – Thai Association on October 13 visited and gave gifts to overseas Vietnamese families who suffered damage in the recent flood.

The University of Social Sciences and Humanities under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has just launched a channel to teach Vietnamese language for overseas Vietnamese.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang had a meeting with the Vietnamese community and students in the French port city of Marseille, as part of his trip to Aix Marseille Provence metropolis from October 9-11.

Small Vietnamese businesses in Kiev said their activities remain normal, amid increasing tension in Ukraine since October 10.

An event that links Vietnamese entrepreneurs abroad and at home was organized virtually on October 12 to mark Vietnam Entrepreneurs Day (October 13).

The Committee for Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11 received Ms. Tran Thi Chang, an overseas Vietnamese in Malaysia, and President of the Malaysia - Vietnam Friendship Association.

A ceremony was organized by the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic to mark the 68th anniversary of Capital Liberation Day (October 10, 1945 – October 10, 2022).

The Vietnamese Intellectuals Society in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland (VIS), the Vietnamese Business Association in the UK and other units have coordinated to organize the friendly football tournament among Vietnamese associations in the UK - Kamito Cup 2022.

The Vietnamese Student Association in France (UEVF) organizes the Miss Spring 2023 in order to honor the beauty of Vietnamese girls and promote Vietnamese culture to international friends.

The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Golf Tournament 2022 was recently organized by the Vietnamese Business Association for Cooperation and Investment in Laos, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos and the Lao Young Entrepreneurs Association.

The Office of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Joennam-Gwangju has just opened, marking the active activity and strong growth of the association 11 years after establishment.

A painting exhibition themed "Venezuela paints Vietnam" was organized by the Venezuelan Artist Association in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and the Venezuela - Vietnam Friendship Association on October 7th.

"Asia Day 2022" has been officially organized by the Vietnamese Embassy and the embassies of Japan, Indonesia and China in Slovakia, and the administration of Bratislava capital in the capital on October 1, after 2 years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 5 received products helping prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic from the Vietnamese Buddhist Cultural Centre in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

At the invitation of the German Wind Energy Association (WAB), the Consul General of Vietnam in Frankfurt Le Quang Long recently attended the 2022 Wind Energy Hamburg Exhibition.

A cultural event entitled “Rendezvous with Vietnam in Malta” was held in Malta’s Valletta city on October 1 on the occasion of the 77th National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

The Vietnam Day 2022 in Austria took place on September 28 - 29 aiming to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam – Austria diplomatic relations.

On the occasion of his official visit to Germany, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son had a meeting with the Vietnamese community in Germany in Berlin on September 27.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has coordinated with the Al Maya supermarket chain to organize the Week of Exported Vietnamese Fruits and Vegetables from September 28 to October 4.

A seminar was organized in Kuala Lumpur on September 28 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia in coordination with the Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) and the Vietnam Tourism Exchange (VNTE) to introduce Vietnamese culture and tourism to Malaysian people.

Leaders and representatives of Vietnamese associations and delegations in Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join the Campaign Committee towards the establishment of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Italy.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung on September 26 chaired three meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee in Washington D.C (ACW).

The new President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines received Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh on September 27 and affirmed that Australia always attaches importance to its relations with Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France recently organized a trip "Following Uncle Ho's footsteps" to the two cities of Le Havre and Sainte Adresse, where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in 1911-1912.