Overseas Vietnamese

The two injured are Do Quoc Hung, born on December 10, 1987, and Vuong Dac Khai, born on July 21, 1997. After the explosion, they were moved to the Hallym University’s Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital in Seoul to treat their scalds. Meanwhile, two victims were also found dead following the incident. These were Chu Van Duong, born on May 30, 1987, and Tang Van Khanh, born on January 23, 1990, both from the Northern province of Lang Son. Do Quoc Hung is receiving treatment at Hallym University’s Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital. The four were all legal workers who had traveled to the RoK to work at the Foosung Precision Industry Company’s plant under an EPS contract. Representatives from the embassy, labor management board, and the EPS office discussed measures to support the injured, as well as carried out procedures to bring the bodies of the deceased home. Previously on November 10, right after hearing the explosion, the Department of Overseas Labor … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Embassy staff visits two injured in RoK factory explosion

The decoration is made in recognition of Phuc’s contributions to Japan and the relations between Japan Vietnam. Phuc, born in 1947, left Vietnam to study industrial chemistry in Tokai University, Japan, from 1968. Tran Ngoc Phuc, the founder of the medical equipment company, Metran, based in Japan, checks up on the ventilators. In 1984, 10 years after his graduation, Phuc established the Metran Co., Ltd., based in Saitma prefecture’s Kawaguchi City (about 30km from the capital city of Tokyo), to develop a high frequency oscillatory ventilator (HFO), named Hummingbird. Metran’s HFO, aiming to help increase the flow of oxygen for premature babies, would allow for diffusion of air supply at a rate thousands of times faster than machines available at that time. It was reported that 90 percent of Japanese hospitals and medical facilities employed machines made by Phuc’s company. The pediatric ventilator is also present at hospitals in other … [Read more...] about Vietnamese conferred Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun

An art item performed at the event (Photo: vov.vn) Located in a large area, “Bong sen xanh” (Blue Lotus) restaurant has created the strongest impression for foreigners. They can enjoy dishes, the most specific flavor of Vietnamese cuisine and watch colourful dances performed by Vietnamese artists. Mr. Claus Habfast, Head of the Alpexpo Exhibition Centre, where the fair is organized, said that Vietnam and France have had close economic cooperation for a long time. In addition, the two countries are becoming closer in the field of culture for mutual understanding. “Today, people in Grenoble have opportunity to explore handicraft products, dances, music and traditional cuisine of Vietnam. On the occasion of opening Vietnam’s booth at the Grenoble International Fair, I wish relations, cultural and tourism exchanges between the two sides will develop better in the future,” said Mr. Claus Habfast. Attending the fair is one of a series of activities promoting … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s culture and tourism promoted in France

Students at the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Director of the Education, Youth and Sport Department of Phnom Penh Uk Channtha highly appreciated the effectiveness of the teaching program at the school. He affirmed that the school has equipped students with basic knowledge and skills, meeting the standards of Cambodia’s education sector, and that the school has actively contributed to educational universalization program and improving teaching quality in Phnom Penh. For his part, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Quang Minh praised teachers and students of the school for making efforts to overcome difficulties to fulfill their task, helping Vietnamese origin students better integrate into Cambodia’s educational system and society. The Ambassador believed that the school will continue to well combine Khmer-Vietnamese bilingual teaching programs to help the students understand the origins, cultures and histories of both Vietnam and Cambodia, and … [Read more...] about New school year for overseas Vietnamese in Phnom Penh opens

Photo for illustration (Source: thanhnien.vn) The second tournament attracted nearly 70 golfers who are German politicians and friends, members of the embassy and overseas Vietnamese from golf clubs across Germany. After five hours competing on an 18-hole golf course, golfer Truong Van Chinh won the best golfer of the tournament. Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung highly appreciated the quality of the tournament, saying that it was not only a simple sport activity, but also an opportunity to exchange and strengthen friendship and solidarity among politicians and diplomats, as well as German and Vietnamese businessmen in Germany. Mr. Jurgen Klemann, former Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs of Berlin, said that the tournament helped boost mutual understanding between the two peoples. At the closing ceremony, golfers and guests enjoyed an art program imbued with cultural identity and traditional dishes of Vietnam./. BTA … [Read more...] about Berlin hosts Vietnam