Overseas Vietnamese

A national conference was held in Hanoi on December 25 commemorating 65 years of connecting overseas Vietnamese with the homeland and 20 years of implementing the Politburo Resolution 36 on the work concerning overseas Vietnamese.

A requiem for Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos and heroic martyrs of Laos were held at the Vietnam-Laos Combat Alliance Monument in Laos’ Oudomxay province on December 22.

Regarding the case of a Japanese company failing to pay wages to Vietnamese workers, the Labour Management Board of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has taken action to assist workers in solving the issue.

Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Le Thi Thu Hang had a working visit to learn about the Vietnamese community in Melbourne from December 18-19 as part of her working visit to Australia.

Singaporean authorities have arrested an attacker who killed a Vietnamese citizen in the city-state earlier this month, and conducted legal proceedings against the murderer in accordance with the Singaporean law, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.

The Embassy of Vietnam and the Vietnam Defense Attaché Office in Brunei co-organized a ceremony on December 17 to mark 80 years of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944 - 2024) and 35 years of the All-People’s Defense Day (December 22, 1989 - 2024).

A ceremony to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22) was held in Paris on December 17.

The Liaison Board of the Vietnamese Community in Singapore attended the 2024 International Migrants Day Celebration held by the Singaporean Ministry of Manpower on December 15.

The Vietnamese War Veterans' Association in Berlin-Brandenburg of Germany held a ceremony on December 15 to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 - 2024), 35 years of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024) and the 15th anniversary of the association.

A sports exchange was held in Cambodia from December 5-15 to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People’s Defence Festival (December 22) with the participation of nearly 80 representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy, representative agencies, the Vietnamese students’ association, and businesses in Cambodia.

The Association of Vietnamese Students in Queensland (AVSQ) in Australia held its congress for the 2024-2025 term on December 14, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Ho Chi Minh Museum in Ban Dong, Pamakab commune, Phichit province is a particularly meaningful project to preserve the imprints of President Ho Chi Minh during his revolutionary activities in Thailand.

The fourth congress of the Vietnamese Association in Russia held in Moscow on December 14 agreed to develop the Vietnamese Association in Russia into the Union of Vietnamese Organizations in Russia, reflecting the diversity and size of the 100,000-strong Vietnamese community in Russia.

The Vietnamese Professionals in Japan (VPJ) organized the VPJ Career Forum 2024 in Tokyo on December 14, with the participation of more than 100 young Vietnamese intellectuals.

The Homeland Spring 2025 programme is slated to take place in Hanoi from January 18-21, or from the 19th to the 22nd of the last lunar month of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos led by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam laid flowers in commemoration of the 104th birthday of late President Kaysone Phomvihane (December 13, 1920 - 2024) at his museum in Vientiane on December 12.

The Embassies of Vietnam and ASEAN countries in Singapore organized the ASEAN Gala Night 2024 at Orchard Hotel on December 10, attracting a large number of embassy staff members, community members and local and international friends.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Saudi Arabia led by Ambassador Dang Xuan Dung has paid a working visit to Oman to enhance diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.

The Embassy and the Defense Attaché’s Office of Vietnam in Belarus have held a ceremony to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the Whole-People Defense Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024) in Minsk with the participation of 200 delegates.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore has said that it is coordinating with local authorities to clarify the cause of a knife attack that killed a Vietnamese woman in Hougang on December 10.

The Embassy and Defence Attaché Office of Vietnam in Algiers held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024) on December 10 with the participation of 200 guests.

The Ikebana International Fair took place in Tokyo (Japan) on December 10 with the participation of many famous flower arrangement artists across the Land of the Rising Sun.

A ceremony was organized by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) and the Vietnamese Military Attaché’s Office in New York on December 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024), according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The "Singapore Study Dream 2024" online event has been held by the Vietnamese Youth Alliance in Singapore (VNYA) in partnership with a diverse range of educational institutions with the participation of nearly 200 delegates.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Moscow, Russia has held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant Venezuelan agencies in Caracas on December 9 to celebrate the 35th founding anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two nations (December 18, 1989 –2024), according to the Vietnam News Agency.

A seminar on business connections between domestic and US-based Vietnamese entrepreneurs was jointly organized by Saigon Entrepreneur Magazine, Saigon Entrepreneurs Club, and the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (BAOOV) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 9.

The Vietnamese Student Association in the UK (SVUK) will strengthen connections among its members, further promote students' activities in the UK, and accelerate digitalisation to enhance operational efficiency.

The Vietnamese community in the Macau Special Administrative Region (China) on December 8 walked together to raise funds for charity in the 41st "Walk for a Million in Macau" program.

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held in Khon Kaen city, Thailand to repair and upgrade the campus of the One Pillar Pagoda, a symbol of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi.