Vietnamese expatriates in Thailand (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City’s Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and local businesses have visited Vietnamese expatriates in Bangkok and Sakon Nakhon and Udon Thani provinces of Thailand. Vice chairman of the committee Tran Duc Hien said the working trip aimed to step up cooperation and call for investment from the Vietnamese community in Thailand into different fields in HCM City. It was also designed to promote HCM City’s image to overseas Vietnamese in general and those in Thailand in particular, he said. Hien described the association of Vietnamese people in Thailand as a reliable address to promote connection and solidarity in the Vietnamese community. The association is also an important forum for overseas Vietnamese to support each other as well as preserve and promote national cultural identities, he said. Particularly, in recent years, the association’s executive board … [Read more...] about HCM City enhances connection with Vietnamese community in Thailand
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PM receives members of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (fourth, right), officials and members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam pose for a photo at the meeting in Hanoi on November 18 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received a delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam (CBCV) led by its President Nguyen Chi Linh in Hanoi on November 18. This followed the CBCV’s 14th congress in October, during which the conference elected its Standing Committee and heads of the subordinate committees for 2019-2022. PM Phuc congratulated his guests on the success of the congress, expressing his hope that the CBCV President and members of the Standing Committee will instruct priests, monks and followers of the Catholic Church in Vietnam to continue adhering to the State’s laws and actively engaging in national development and defence. As Christmas is nearing, he wished the archbishops and bishops in the CBCV Standing Committee a … [Read more...] about PM receives members of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam
