Overseas Vietnamese
Translator Vu Ngoc Can Builds Cultural Bridges to Connect Vietnam and Hungary
Over the past 40 years, Assoc. Prof., PhD., translator Vu Ngoc Can (pen name: Vu Thanh Xuan) has constantly attempted to introduce Hungarian culture and literature to Vietnamese readers and Vietnamese culture to Hungarian friends.
Overseas Vietnamese
Connect The Young Vietnamese Intellectual Community In New Zealand
On April 16, the Vietnamese Student Association in New Zealand (VSANZ) held its first Congress of Delegates, term 2024-2026.
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.
12,000 Vietnamese students studying in Canada in 2019
From only 3000 permits in 2015, the number of Vietnamese students in Canada has grown to 12,000 in 2019, making its fifth largest foreign student community in the country.
Japan’s new visa policy paves way for Vietnamese guest workers
Vietnamese people account for 55 percent of the foreign workers who are granted visa under Japan’s new policy adopted from April 1, 2019, according to the Immigration Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Justice.
Vietnam brings 30 citizens from Wuhan home
Vietnam has flown home 30 citizens from Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
Vietnamese community in Czech Republic helps Vejprty city's fire victims
Representatives of Vietnamese associations and societies in the Czech Republic on February 7 handed nearly 252,100 koruna (about 10,000 EUR) over to the administration of Vejprty to help victims of a fire at the support centre for the handicapped in the city.
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.
