Overseas Vietnamese
Vietnamese Artist Van Duong Thanh Interacts With 1,000 Students In Hanoi
On April 16, an exchange meeting with artist Van Duong Thanh took place with 1,000 students in Hanoi.
Overseas Vietnamese
Vietnamese Language Honoured In Japan
The Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka organized a ceremony to launch the Day for Honoring the Vietnamese Language and a contest to seek ambassadors of the language on April 13.
Overseas Vietnamese
“Searching for Ambassadors of Vietnamese Abroad in 2024” Contest Launched in Japan
The contest "Searching for Ambassadors of Vietnamese abroad" aims to honor the national language and individuals who have contributed to preserving and popularizing Vietnamese.
S’porean man and Vietnamese wife give out 17,000 free masks in Singapore MRT
On Feb. 4, 2020, a post about a group of Vietnamese people handing out free masks outside Punggol MRT, Singapore went viral.
Foreign workers in Japan hit record high
The number of foreign workers in Japan hit a record high of more than 1.65 million last year, partly because more people came to the country as technical trainees.
Vietnamese-owned house in Germany catches fire
A fire occurred in a two-storey apartment building owned by a Vietnamese national in Berlin, Germany, on February 2.
Japan court hears report on ADN results in murder of Vietnamese third grade girl
The Tokyo High Court on January 31 began the second hearing in an appeal trial against a lower court ruling that sentenced a Japanese man to life in prison over the murder of a Vietnamese girl in 2017.
First Vietnamese citizen in China infected with nCoV
A Vietnamese citizen in China has infected with the novel coronavirus (nCoV) becoming the first Vietnamese national contracted the deadly virus according to the Embassy of Vietnam in Beijing.
Vietnamese community in Higashikawa (Japan) welcomes Lunar New Year
Overseas Vietnamese community in Higashikawa, Hokkaido (Japan) has held a ceremony to welcome the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, a Government official and NHK national television reported.
Chancing upon taste of the homeland while abroad
As a Vietnamese, one will be intensely proud that Vietnamese cuisine has been further established and widely spread around the world. It does not just imply the popularity of Vietnamese food but also of Vietnamese culture among international friends. Phong Diep, a journalist of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, recalled her memories of chancing upon the taste of Vietnamese during her trips abroad.
No Vietnamese students in China infected with nCoV so far: Embassy
The 17 Vietnamese students and their relatives in Wuhan city, the Chinese province of Hubei, where an acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) is raging, are currently in stable health and psychological condition, the Vietnamese Embassy in China said on January 26.
Funeral held for eight Vietnamese killed in Moscow farm fire
A funeral service was held in Moscow, Russia, on January 23 for eight Vietnamese killed in a greenhouse fire in Nesterovo village of Moscow Oblast’s Ramensky district on January 7.
Foreign ministry advises Vietnamese against travelling to nCoV-affected areas
The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Vietnamese citizens against travelling to the areas reporting the acute pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus (nCoV) strain or likely affected by the disease as specified by Chinese authorities and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
70th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic ties marked in Moscow
The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia hosted a press conference and a reception in Moscow on January 22 to mark the 70th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations (January 30, 1950).
Vietnamese-Cambodians aided to enjoy happy Lunar New Year
Vietnamese consulate generals in Cambodia have held activities to help needy Vietnamese-Cambodians to celebrate traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).
Ibaraki - favourite destination for Vietnamese agricultural apprentices
In recent years, many Vietnamese agricultural apprentices have chosen Ibaraki prefecture as a favourite destination because it is one of the Japanese localities with developed agriculture.
Three families of Vietnamese-Cambodians receive new houses after blaze last year
Three families of Vietnamese-Cambodians, whose houses were burnt down in a blaze in Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district last year have received new houses.
Largest number of OVs attend Homeland Spring 2020 programme
Over 1,500 overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from 30 countries and territories, the largest number so far, have returned to join the Homeland Spring 2020 programme, an annual gathering of Vietnamese living across the world to celebrate the traditional lunar new year festival in Vietnam.
Da Nang welcomes overseas Vietnamese home for Lunar New Year
Authorities of the central city of Da Nang held a gathering on January 17 with overseas Vietnamese (OVs) who returned to the homeland to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Japan strikes to crack down on visa laws violations by app detecting fake residence cards
Japan is developing app that can detect if foreign residence cards are fake, Kyodo cited government officials.
Vietnamese restaurant in Dubai to give full day’s profit to staff in honor of Lunar New Year
With Lunar New Year being a time of giving back in many cultures, all profit generated at Dubai-based restaurant Vietnamese Foodie on January 24 will go to employees in “red envelopes”.
More than 30,000 overseas Vietnamese start a business in HCMC yearly
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong said that, the city’s economic achievements in 2019 are made thanks to great contributions from overseas Vietnamese.
About 7,000 people drawn to Tet Festival 2020 in Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture
A Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival 2020 was held for the first time in the largest city in Japan’s Kyushu island - Fukuoka, on January 12.
