Overseas Vietnamese

The Mid-Autumn Festival was held on September 16 for children of Vietnamese families who are studying at the Khmer-Vietnamese Tan Tien Friendship Primary School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

A delegation of the Vietnamese community in Laos, led by Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Vietnam Phan Minh Chien, on September 16 came to the Lao Prime Minister’s Office to hand over financial aid to support those affected by Typhoon Yagi in the country’s northern region.

The liaison board of the Vietnamese community in Singapore organised a Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, at the Vietnamese embassy in the island-city state on September 15.

Vietnamese expatriates across Belgium gathered in Brussels on September 15 to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, turning the event into a warm reunion.

The Vietnamese Language Festival 2024, the fourth of its kind, was held in Russia’s Ulyanovsk City — the hometown of leader V.I. Lenin — on September 14.

Vietnamese in many countries around the world continue to make donations to support typhoon victims in the homeland, in response to the appeal of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France held a ceremony in Paris on September 13 to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).

A space dedicated to Vietnam, called “Goc Vietnam (Vietnamese corner)”, has been inaugurated in the port city of Odessa in Ukraine.

In celebration of the annual Vietnamese Language Day (September 8) for the overseas Vietnamese community, this year’s programme honouring the mother tongue will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on September 8 evening.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos hosted a ceremony at Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane, Laos, on September 7 to mark the Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language in Vietnamese Communities Abroad (September 8).

The festival of ethnic groups in the Ural region of Russia took place at the Vladimir Mayakovsky Central Park of Entertainment and Culture, in Ekaterinburg City, Russia, on September 1, with the participation of representatives of ethnic groups living in the Ural region, including Vietnam.

On the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day (September 2, 1945-2024) and 55 years of implementing President Ho Chi Minh's testament, cadres from the Embassy and other agencies of Vietnam in Singapore, along with representatives of the Vietnamese community there laid flowers in tribute to the late leader at his statue at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) on September 1-2.

The ideology of President Ho Chi Minh features profound content that could be summarised in the words of “independence, freedom, and happiness”, said US-based lawyer Trinh Quoc Thien.

The Vietnamese Embassy in China on August 28 held a ceremony to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the National Day (September 2, 1945-2024).

A delegation of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) led by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang had meetings with Vietnamese communities in both the East and West regions of Canada, as part of their working visit to the country from August 24 – 27.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia hosted a ceremony in Moscow on August 26 to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the National Day of Vietnam (September 2, 1945-2024).

The 4th World Conference of Overseas Vietnamese (OV) officially concluded in the capital city on August 22 afternoon, successfully completing the agenda and planned activities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent out three messages to the Vietnamese community abroad, affirming the consistent and persistent policy of the Party and State that the community is an inseparable part and a resource of the Vietnamese nation.

The 4th World Conference of Overseas Vietnamese (OV) and the 2024 forum of OV intellectuals and experts are hoped to mobilise collective brainpower, strengthen great national solidarity, and promote resources, potential and strengths of the OV community together with their fellows at home to realise the desire of national development, stated Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son at the opening of the events in Hanoi on August 22.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on August 21 lauded contributions made by overseas Vietnamese (OVs) to the country, and highlighted policies for them, an integral part of the nation.

The 4th World Conference of Overseas Vietnamese (OV) and the 2024 forum of OV intellectuals and experts, taking place in Hanoi from August 21-24, are expected to create forums with open space for OVs around the world, providing them with an opportunity to meet, exchange, share ideas and make contributions to the country's development process, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

The auditorium at the Band Academy Singapore recently filled with a crowd who came for a live concert called “Hanoi in Me” jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy and community there, with the goal of raising funds for the upcoming mid-autumn festival for children.

The 79th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of Vietnam (September 2) was celebrated with a ceremony held in Bern on August 18.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 13 continued to warn Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Lebanon, Iran, and Israel at this time as tensions are escalating in the Middle East.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Lebanon on August 8 advised the Vietnamese citizens in Lebanon to leave the country as soon as possible due to the deteriorating security situation in the region, particularly the escalating tensions between Israel and the force of Hezbollah.

Deputy spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Doan Khac Viet spoke about citizen protection work in the Middle East, Myanmar and Bangladesh at a press briefing in Hanoi on August 8.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on August 7 evening met with representatives of the Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals in Japan (AVIJ), and awarded orders and medals to Japanese friends, as part of his official visit to the Asian country.

A disaster data and communication lab was inaugurated in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on August 6, marking a significant step in sci-tech cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on July 30 recommended measures for the Vietnamese community to ensure their safety and security amidst escalating tensions between Israel and the Hezbollah force in Lebanon.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and in charge of Lebanon has issued a warning to Vietnamese citizens amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, advising them to avoid traveling to Lebanon at this time and encouraging those currently in Lebanon to consider leaving if they do not have urgent or critical reasons to stay.