Overseas vietnamese

Head of the delegation Lai Xuan Chien speaks at the meeting with OVs in Cambodia (Photo: VNA)   Phnom Penh (VNA) – Relief aid has been presented to overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Cambodia and local people victimised by recent floods in the three hardest-hit provinces of Kampong Cham, Kratie and Stung Treng.   About 800 sets were offered by a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia and Vietnamese businesses operating in the country, which paid a visit to the localities on October 5-6. Speaking with OVs in Kampong Cham province, head of the delegation Lai Xuan Chien affirmed that the Vietnamese Embassy always pays special attention to their living conditions in Cambodia and has arranged a fundraising campaign to support people in need. Although the recent flooding caused huge property losses, the Vietnamese community recorded no casualties. In nearly two months, torrential rains in Cambodian provinces including Preah … [Read more...] about Aid offered to flood-hit overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia

Memorandums of understanding being signed at the ‘Overseas Vietnamese Join Hands with HCM City Business People conference in HCM City on October 9. — Photo HCM City Remittances to HCM City by overseas Vietnamese in the first nine months of this year were worth at US$3.8 billion, a 7 per cent increase year-on-year, according to figures from the State Bank of Viet Nam’s city branch. At a conference titled ‘Overseas Vietnamese Join Hands with HCM City Business People’, Phung Cong Dung, chairman of the HCM City Association for Overseas Vietnamese, said the figure could reach $5 billion for the full year. The remittances are increasing as more Vietnamese, especially guest workers, go and live in countries around the world, he said. Members of Overseas Vietnamese communities seek investment opportunities in their homeland, which has achieved significant economic growth in the last few decades, he said. The Government has also simplified procedures for overseas … [Read more...] about Remittances to HCM City by overseas Vietnamese top US$3.8 billion

Tran Ngoc Phuc (fourth, right), Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Japan, at the Order presentation ceremony in November (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a ceremony on December 10 to honour Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Japan Tran Ngoc Phuc and Professor Tran Van Tho who had received the host country’s noble awards. Specifically, in May this year, Professor Tho, who has been a member of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Economic Advisory Group since 2017 and a professor of economics at Waseda University in Tokyo since 2000, was awarded the Japanese Emperor’s Order of the Sacred Treasure: Gold Rays, in recognition of his contributions to developing economic relations between Japan and Vietnam. Meanwhile, Phuc received the Japanese Government’s Order of the Rising Sun: Silver Rays in November, thanks to his contributions to Japan’s development as well as the relations between … [Read more...] about Outstanding overseas Vietnamese in Japan honoured

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (standing) hailed the embassy staff for implementing well political and professional tasks, making positive contributions to reinforcing bilateral relations. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on October 1 visited the Embassy of Vietnam in Bulgaria and talked with representatives of the Vietnamese community in the European country. Binh, who is on a visit to Bulgaria from September 28 to October 2, hailed the embassy staff for implementing well political and professional tasks, making positive contributions to reinforcing bilateral relations, supporting the Vietnamese community, and protecting Vietnamese citizens. The Deputy PM also spoke highly of the solidarity and mutual assistance of the overseas Vietnamese and recognised their practical contributions to the homeland as well as the friendship between the two countries. According to Ambassador Doan Tuan Linh, overseas Vietnamese in Bulgaria are … [Read more...] about Deputy PM meets with Vietnamese expats in Bulgaria

Students of the Nguyen Du Vietnamese-Lao Bilingual Language School in Laos The event was to commemorate the 25th year of the National Teachers’ Day in Laos (October 7). It was attended by representatives of the embassy of Vietnam in Laos, local authorities and the school’s students and their parents. … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese celebrate teachers’ day in Laos