Overseas Vietnamese

Nguyen Huy Thang, the only overseas Vietnamese (OV) journalist from Germany, hopes that the 14th National Party Congress will be a resounding success, opening a new phase of development marked by significant breakthroughs and helping Viet Nam move forward steadily in the era of the nation’s rise.

In an atmosphere of excitement and pride ahead of a major political event of the nation, in Vientiane, Laos, on the morning of January 20, Laos, the Party Committee in Laos organised a viewing of the live television broadcast of the opening ceremony of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.

The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) is expected to chart major strategic orientations with lasting impact on the country’s development in the new period.

Expressing his firm belief that the era of the Vietnamese nation’s rise will begin with the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Nguyen Hong Phuc, a doctoral researcher at Zhejiang University and Deputy Secretary of the Viet Nam Overseas Students’ Party Cell in Shanghai, China, hopes that the Congress’s decisions will soon be translated into reality, creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese intellectuals abroad to continue contributing to the country’s development.

In the new development context, properly recognising and promoting the role of overseas Vietnamese is key to driving innovation and sustainable growth, according to Dr Tran Hai Linh, member of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front and Chairman of the Viet Nam-Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA).

The 14th National Party Congress is expected not only to define Viet Nam’s internal development orientations but also to position the country in a rapidly changing and unpredictable international environment, thereby consolidating national standing, strengthening strategic autonomy and promoting selective international integration.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Pakse, Laos’ Champasak province, on January 14 held a press briefing on the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV).

The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) is not only an occasion to review the achievements already made, but also lay the foundation for the country’s strategic transformation in the new period, said lawyer Dang Chien Thang, offering the perspective of a Vietnamese intellectual living and working in the US.

Vietnamese entrepreneurs and people in the US show keen interest and high expectations for the Congress’s strategic directions, especially regarding institutional reform, private economic development, high-quality investment attraction, and sustainable development.

The Vietnamese business community in Berlin gathered on January 5 to celebrate the New Year 2026, reflecting on their accomplishments in 2025 and mapping out plans for the year ahead.

The Homeland 2026 Spring programme, themed “Viet Nam’s Aspiration: Peace and Prosperity”, will be held on February 8 in Ha Noi, according to the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The “Homeland Spring – Great Unity Tet Osaka 2026” programme was held at Ikuno Park in Osaka, Japan, on January 4, attracting more than 1,000 participants.

The Vietnamese Women Entrepreneurs Association in Japan was officially launched within the framework of the “Homeland Spring – Great Unity Tet Osaka 2026” programme in Osaka, Japan on January 4.

The Vietnamese Party and State have consistently created appropriate platforms for overseas Vietnamese (OV) to contribute their intellect and experience to major national affairs, a Vietnamese scholar in Germany has said, highlighting the growing role of the OV in the country’s development.

The collection of public feedback, including from overseas Vietnamese (OVs), on the draft documents for the 14th National Party Congress reflects the consistent view that Vietnamese expatriates are an inseparable part of the nation, according to Dr Nguyen Thai Chinh, a specialist in earth science and satellite geodesy and a member of the Viet Nam–Germany Innovation Network (VGI).

The Party and State's proactive efforts to collect feedback from overseas Vietnamese on draft documents of the 14th National Party Congress, constitutional amendments, and the formulation of major resolutions and laws represent the country’s “important step forward that demonstrates strategic vision and proactive governance,” reflecting renewed thinking in people-to-people diplomacy and the policy of great national unity.

Vietnamese authorities have moved swiftly to implement citizen protection measures following a major fire that broke out at a bar in Switzerland, causing multiple casualties.

More than four decades of Doi Moi (renewal) have transformed Viet Nam from a struggling economy into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing, a transition that instils great pride in the Vietnamese community in Malaysia over the nation’s rising international stature.

The achievements recorded in the implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution No.36-NQ/TW on work related to overseas Vietnamese (Resolution No.36) have provided a solid foundation for introducing breakthrough solutions in this field in the coming period.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will organise a conference to review the implementation of Resolution 36-NQ/TW and other directions of the Politburo and Secretariat on overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs over more than 20 years, aiming to propose appropriate policies and decisions for the new phase.