Overseas Vietnamese

Overseas Vietnamese (OV) are thrilled to hear about new provisions in the Land Law (revised) passed recently by the National Assembly (NA), which demonstrates the attention of the Party, the State, the Government, and the NA in ensuring equal rights between OVs and Vietnamese citizens residing inside the country to purchase and own land use right and houses in their homeland, said Vietnamese Ambassador in Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao.

The Vietnam Football Association in the Republic of Korea (VFAK) recently held its second congress, introducing a new 27-member executive committee.

Vietnamese labourers working in Taiwan (China) have left impressions on people of Hualien, Taipei, as they joined hands with local residents to rescue victims trapped in collapsed houses after the earthquake in the Taiwainese locality on April 3, the strongest in 25 years in the country.

There has not been any information on casualties related to Vietnamese people in strong earthquakes and aftershocks that hit Taiwan (China) on April 3, according to the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia held a ceremony on March 29 to mark the 120th birth anniversary of Nguyen Luong Bang, a prominent leader of the Vietnamese Party and revolution and also the country’s first ambassador to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

There has not been any information on casualties related to Vietnamese people in the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow on March 22 evening (local time), said Counselor Vu Son Viet, head of the Consular Department and deputy head of the Community Affairs Board of the Vietnam Embassy in Russia.

The association of female businesswomen in France - Association Entraide Femmes Entrepreneurs Vietnamiennes en France (AEEV) - on March 17 organised an event to honour Vietnamese women in France for their contributions to society in general and to the AEEV’s activities in particular and to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8).

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) held an event called "Bamboo Legend” on March 16 to conclude the Vietnamese Culture Week 2024 at the university.

In recent years, the number of associations and delegations of overseas Vietnamese has continuously increased, making an important contribution to improving the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy while promoting connection, strengthening national unity, and preserving Vietnamese cultural identity.

The Vietnam Pharmaceutical and Medical Association (VPMA) in Russia held a ceremony in Moscow on the evening of February 27 to mark the 69th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh has held a “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024.

Vietnamese people living in Laos and Thailand on February 24 celebrated the First Full Moon Festival, also known as Thuong Nguyen or Nguyen Tieu.

More than 300 Vietnamese people living in the central and southern regions of Japan on February 18 gathered at a festival in Hiroshima prefecture to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) of the Dragon.

The Vietnamese Cultural Association and the Vietnamese Women's Association in Sweden held a Lunar New Year gathering in Malmo city on February 18.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney on February 18 held a “Xuan que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme that provided overseas Vietnamese in Australia an opportunity to experience the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration in the style of people in three different regions in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Intellectual Society in the UK and Ireland (VIS) will contribute to the building of Vietnam's strategic policies while actively strengthening bilateral relations, and attracting the UK Government-funded projects in the fields of research and science-technology, said its Chairman Prof. Nguyen Xuan Huan.

A programme entitled ‘Vietnamese Day’ was held at Bauman Moscow State Technical University in Russia on February 16 to promote the land, culture and people of Vietnam to international friends.

An event called “Spring of Love” was organised by the General Union of Vietnamese in Brussels (UGVB) on February 11 (the second day of the first lunar month) on the occasion of the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, offering an opportunity for overseas Vietnamese in the country to get together and honour their common root.

More than 1,000 French citizens participated in exploring traditional Vietnamese games, calligraphy and cuisine on the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. The event, titled "Tet Thang Long" was organised at the National Conference Centre in Lorient city of Morbihan province, Bretagne region of France on February 11 — the second day of Lunar New Year 2024.

Vietnamese students at the Arava International Centre for Agriculture Training (AICAT) in the south of Israel have held a get-together to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival 2024.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Sri Lanka held a “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme on February 3 to bring a warm Lunar New Year (Tet) atmosphere to the Vietnamese community in the South Asian nation.

Nearly 500 Vietnamese people and Dutch friends gathered at a programme held recently by the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The Vietnamese Embassies in Indian and the Czech Republic have freshly organised Lunar New Year celebrations for the Vietnamese communities there so that they could enjoy the biggest traditional event of their home country from faraway places.

A wide range of activities have been held across Latin America for Vietnamese people living there to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.

The Vietnamese community in Thailand has grown strongly and played an important role in maintaining and cultivating the friendship relations between the two countries, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on January 30 presented the Navy High Command with 1.55 billion VND (63,500 USD) donated by overseas Vietnamese (OV) to a programme on greening Truong Sa (Spratly).

Some 1,300 overseas Vietnamese in Germany gathered at an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival held by the Vietnamese Embassy on January 28.

The Vietnamese Embassies in the US and Japan have organised gatherings to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The Association for the Promotion of Vietnamese Culture (APCV) in France held a programme in Paris on January 20 to introduce the culture of Vietnam as an activity to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

The Vietnamese communities in Argentina and Japan have joined activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.