Overseas Vietnamese

An art item performed at the event (Photo: vov.vn) The event included various cultural, art and cuisine activities such as village festival, parade, Hanoi-Thang Long event, folk games, especially opera night “Le Chi garden's secret”, which gathered more than 200 students from different nations, introducing the land, people and culture of Vietnam through traditional and modern performances such as fashion show with the collection by designer Le Thi Lan Huong, royal dance, silk dance and martial arts. In spite of disadvantageous weather, the Week still attracted a large number of international friends and local people, as well as Vietnamese students in Oita prefecture and neighbouring areas     After one year of preparation, it has left good impression in international students and local people, contributing to enhancing exchange between peoples of the two countries and the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan. Established in 2000 in Oita … [Read more...] about Vietnam Cultural Week organized in Japan

Some houses after the fire (Photo: VNA) The fire burnt 59 houses and property of 67 households, most of them being Vietnamese Cambodian people. Speaking at the meeting, Ambassador Vu Quang Minh thanked the local administration and Red Cross of Cambodia for their timely attention and support. The Ambassador said that he would continue to propose the local authorities pay attention and create good conditions for them to quickly stabilize their lives. The Embassy and related units will continue to mobilize sponsors to help overseas Vietnamese people quickly overcome difficulties. Sharing with and encouraging affected families, the Ambassador, representative of the Khmer-Vietnam Association and Vietnamese businesses in Cambodia, presented their initial urgent support to help them overcome initial difficulties. Initially, the damaged families have been provided essential commodities by the local administration and Red Cross of Cambodia. The households damaged by the fire are meeting … [Read more...] about Easing difficulties of overseas Vietnamese after fire in Phnom Penh

Ambassador Doan Thi Huong speaking at the opening ceremony (Photo: kinhtedothi.vn) The 2-mohths class aimed to enhance Vietnamese language study for overseas Vietnamese children in Mongolia and create conditions for Mongolian students preparing to study in Vietnam to learn about Vietnamese language and culture. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Mongolia Doan Thi Huong stressed that Vietnam and Mongolia have established diplomatic relations for over 60 years, but this is the first Vietnamese class launched in Mongolia thanks to great effort of the Vietnamese Embassy. She added that the class not only brings Vietnamese language to overseas Vietnamese children in Mongolia, but also helps them understand more about the culture of the nation, and develop attachment to their origin, the homeland of Vietnam. Moreover, she also hoped Mongolian students preparing to study in Vietnam can gain basic knowledge about Vietnamese language and culture so that they would be … [Read more...] about First Vietnamese class opened in Mongolia

Photo for illustration (Source: VNA) The event attracted nearly 100 trainers and athletes competing in football, table-tennis and tennis, and about 1,000 fans from Kharkov, Kiev and Odessa. Speaking at the festival, Ambassador Nguyen Anh Tuan stressed that the festival aimed to carry out President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal for mass participation in sports activities on March 27th, 1946 and Directive 05-CT/TW by the Politburo to strengthen the studying and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality and style. BTA … [Read more...] about Sports festival for overseas Vietnamese in Ukraine

An art item performed by Mexican children (Photo: baoquocte.vn) The event attracted over 600 teachers, students and parents. The students painted, decorated flags and lively paintings about Vietnam with the image of a flying dragon on the main stage. Many photos about the land and people of Vietnam provided by the Vietnamese Embassy were displayed at the festival, helping local people understand more about the country of Vietnam with many beautiful natural landscapes. After hearing an introduction of Vietnam’s geography, history, culture, education, economy, habits and customs, Mexican students from preschool to secondary levels in colourful costumes of Vietnam’s ethnic minorities performed special dances, creating a happy and attractive atmosphere, as well as helping Vietnamese culture to be closer to Mexican friends. After the art program, the students and their parents enjoyed Vietnamese traditional dishes prepared by the teachers. Through the art program, photo … [Read more...] about Vietnamese cultural colour in Mexico