Overseas Vietnamese

A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairwoman of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on January 30 visited the Navy High Command in the northern city of Hai Phong ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland recently held an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) in Bern.

The Vietnamese spouses association has introduced traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) and a Chung cake-making activity at a recent meeting of the ASEAN Spouses Circle (ASC) held in Washington D.C in the US.

More than 100 overseas Vietnamese students in Singapore on January 28 gathered at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy to celebrate the ongoing Lunar New Year Festival of the Dragon.

A “Homeland Spring” program was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia on January 27 in Bratislava to bring the warm Tet atmosphere to the Vietnamese community in the European country.

A delegation of the Vietnam - Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA) has recently visited and presented gifts to the Command of Naval Region 3 in Da Nang city on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

(CPV) – The congress called on the entire Vietnamese business community abroad to uphold the spirit of patriotism, solidarity, and towards the homeland and roots; actively innovate collective activities, attract the community, effectively promote the role as a bridge and develop cooperative relationships in all fields.

A meeting was held by the Ben Tre Provincial People’s Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ben Tre on January 24 for heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad in the 2024-2027 tenure and localities in the Mekong Delta region.

A Homeland Spring program was organized by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Shanghai on January 23 to bring the warm Tet atmosphere to overseas Vietnamese living, working and studying in the eastern region of China.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival of Dragon 2024, the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has organized an art troupe to serve the Vietnamese community in Japan.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyen Huy Dung on January 15 attended the inauguration ceremony of EuP Egypt Factory of Vietnam's European Plastics Joint Stock Company (EuP Vietnam Company), specialising in producing filler masterbatch in Sadat City, Menoufia Province.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Sweden has organized a program to welcome the Lunar New Year 2024 for overseas Vietnamese in Sweden and Latvia and review the fruitful development of the Vietnam – Sweden relations over the past 55 years.

The homeland spring program 2024 was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan in collaboration with the Union of Overseas Vietnamese Associations in the country on January 21 evening in Tokyo in order to bring warm and joyful spring atmosphere for overseas Vietnamese in the host country.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US organized a gathering to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in Washington D.C on January 19 evening with the participation of over 600 guests including overseas Vietnamese and US friends.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina organized an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival on January 20.

An event was organized by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka, the Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka, and the Vietnam Trade and Investment Promotion Association in the Kyushu region in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan, on January 20.

A program was held by the Association for the Promotion of Vietnamese Culture (APCV) in Paris, France on January 20 to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) as well as introduce Vietnamese culture to local people, according to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in France.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse met with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the Vietnamese community in Romania in Bucharest on January 20 (local time), as part of his official visit to the European country.

(CPV) - According to the State Bank of Vietnam, the amount of overseas remittances transferred to the country in 2023 increased by 25-30% compared to 2022.

A group of Vietnamese monks, nuns and Buddhists in Japan led by nun Thich Tam Tri on January 15-17 organized a relief trip to Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Province where the earthquake and tsunami occurred.

Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai on January 16 attended an internal meeting of the Kyushu Economic Federation (Kyukeiren) on "Promoting trade and investment for member businesses of Kyukeiren in the Vietnamese market".

An event will be held to welcome Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) in Amagasaki city, Japan on February 3 - 4 ahead of the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka, Japan on January 15 handed over thousands of essential supplies to authorities of Higashiosaka city to deliver relief goods to people affected by the earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture on January 1.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on January 15 said it is making efforts to assist Vietnamese workers in Ishikawa prefecture in resettling their lives after the earthquake on January 1.

According to Japan’s Broadcasting Corporation NHK, right in the area near the epicenter of the earthquake on January 1, Mr. Nguyen Chi Thanh Duoc proactively went to aid victims of this disaster many times.

Vietnamese intellectuals living and working in Switzerland said they are interested in current issues that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will discuss at the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-54) in Davos, Switzerland from January 16, and showed their optimism about the success of the Vietnamese leader’s working trip.

A “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) program was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on January 14 to bring the warm Tet atmosphere to the Vietnamese community in the country.

A program was held by the Vietnamese student group in Cambodia at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) on January 13 evening to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) 2024.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Nguyen Manh Cuong on January 9 congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of the Government of the country successfully organizing the general election on January 7 and the Awami League (AL) Party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina winning with leading results.

The community of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts in Australia is growing stronger, serving as a bridge to transfer knowledge between Vietnam and Australia, and an important resource contributing to Vietnam's development.