Overseas Vietnamese

The Vietnamese Embassy in Greece on May 19 held a ceremony marking the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2026).

A flower tribute ceremony marking the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890–2026) has been held at the Ho Chi Minh monument in Vladivostok, bringing together Vietnamese community members and Russian friends in a warm celebration of the Viet Nam – Russia friendship.

The life and legacy of President Ho Chi Minh have not only inspired generations of Vietnamese people but have also deeply moved many scholars and intellectuals of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The local authorities of Nakhon Phanom Province in Thailand, together with the Thai‑Vietnamese Association in the province, held a celebration on May 19 to commemorate the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (1890–2026), attracting the participation of hundreds of Overseas Vietnamese (OV) living and working in north‑eastern Thailand.

Vietnamese embassies across Europe staged a series of events to mark the 136th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh on May 19.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong (China) on May 19 organised a flower-offering ceremony in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the Tai Kwun heritage site, a historic site closely associated with his revolutionary activities, including the founding of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) and his detention in Hong Kong in the early 1930s.

For months now, every weekend, Cao Ba Khanh has travelled to the statue of President Ho Chi Minh at Montreau Park in Montreuil, on the outskirts of Paris, to clean and care for the site. No one asked him to do it. He simply felt it was his own way of expressing gratitude and respect for the great leader cherished by generations of Vietnamese people at home and abroad.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a meeting in Ha Noi on May 15 with a delegation of Overseas Vietnamese who were recently appointed as members of the 11th-term Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee for the 2026–2031 tenure.

The “VIETLEAD 2026 – Vietnamese Leadership in Europe” programme opened in Paris on May 9, bringing together young Vietnamese intellectuals and student leaders from across Europe.

For overseas Vietnamese across five continents, the voyage to Truong Sa is not simply a visit, but a journey back to their roots, one that awakens love for the homeland more deeply and enduringly than ever before.

The second congress of the Vietnamese Youth and Student Federation in Europe (VYSEF) for the 2026–2031 tenure was successfully held at the Paris-based Viet Nam Cultural Centre in France on May 9, drawing around 80 key members from Vietnamese youth and student associations across Europe.

The Vietnamese community in Germany is strengthening connectivity and integration efforts, highlighted by a working session held on April 29 at the Dong Xuan Centre in Germany.

On April 29, the seminar “Strengthening the Teaching and Learning of Vietnamese and Vietnamese Culture within the Community in Northeast Thailand” was held from the main venue at Viet Nam Street in Thailand, with online connections to domestic locations and several other areas.

Vietnamese communities overseas, particularly in Europe and Germany, are turning towards their homeland with deep pride while expressing confidence in the country’s new phase of development, on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 – 2026).

On April 27, in Vientiane, Laos, the Vietnamese language forum – Viet Nam -Laos bridge was held under the theme “Honouring the Vietnamese language, preserving identity, connecting the future”, aiming to spread national cultural identity and strengthen connections within the Vietnamese community in Laos.

Vietnamese communities in the Czech Republic and France gathered this week to celebrate the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day, reaffirming their attachment to the nation’s roots and preserving cultural identity among Vietnamese abroad.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US on April 25 hosted a cultural event marking the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day, alongside celebrations of national reunification day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1).

Generations of Vietnamese in France gathered in Paris to join the Hung Kings commemoration ceremony organised by the Viet Nam Cultural Centre in France, on April 25 (the ninth day of the third lunar month in the year of the horse).

A delegation of 60 outstanding overseas Vietnamese from 20 countries and territories, led by Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Trung Kien, on April 25 offered incense in tribute to Hung Kings at the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site in Phu Tho province on the occasion of the Hung Kings Commemoration Day (the 10th day of the third lunar month).

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Perth, Australia, on April 23 presented a Certificate of Merit from the Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs to Associate Professor Dr Duong Thi Hong Lien of Curtin University, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the Vietnamese community abroad and to strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Viet Nam and Australia.