Overseas Vietnamese

Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian were killed in Egypt when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus near the world-famous Giza pyramids at 18:15 of December 28 (local time). There were 18 people on the bus at that time, including 15 Vietnamese tourists and three Egyptians, said the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt. Of the 12 Vietnamese injuries, 10 are seriously injured and being treated in hospital, while two others with minor injuries were brought to the embassy for care. Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Tran Thanh Cong visits and comforts victims of the December 28 roadside bomb blast. Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Thanh Cong immediately visited the wounded victims at Al Haram hospital as well as the scene of the explosion. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli also visited the victims at the hospital. Ambassador Cong worked with Egyptian health and tourism ministers, asking them to take measures to support treatment for the victims and facilitate Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt exercises citizen protection

Overview of the conference (Photo: nghean.gov.vn) With the theme "Overseas Vietnamese work together to build the homeland for integration and development", the conference has the participation of more than 350 delegates, including leaders of central and local agencies and overseas businessmen from 23 countries and territories. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference, Deputy Head of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Luong Thanh Nghi emphasized that along with the process of development and international integration of the country, the overseas Vietnamese community continuously develops in both quantity and location of residents. They have become more stable, successful and tend to return to their origin, look for opportunities for cooperation, investment and business to contribute to build the homeland. According to him, this is the first time a large-scale connection forum with the participation of hundreds of overseas Vietnamese and representatives of domestic … [Read more...] about More than 350 delegates attended conference connecting overseas…

The delegate offer flowers to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh (Photo: nghean.gov.vn) When he was alive, President Ho Chi Minh always gave special attention to overseas Vietnamese and laid the basis for the formation of guidelines and policies of the Party and State for overseas Vietnamese for more than half a century. In the cause of renovation of the country today, inheriting and developing the national unity ideology and implementing the teachings of Uncle Ho, the Party and the State have always considered overseas Vietnamese an integral part and a source of Vietnam. They are an important factor to contribute to strengthening the friendly cooperation between Vietnam and other countries, contributing to the successful implementation of the industrialization and modernization of the country. At the flower offering ceremony, the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nghe An province and representatives of overseas Vietnamese from 23 countries and territories expressed their deep … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese offer flowers to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh…

Floating houses of Vietnamese origin on Tonlé Sap (Photo: VNA)  Speaking at the event, Mr. Vo Thanh Chat, Head of the delegation and Deputy Head of the Overseas Vietnamese Committee of Ho Chi Minh city, affirmed that the Party, State and people of Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh city in particular have always paid attention to and worked to ease the difficulties of Vietnamese origin and Cambodian poor people, especially the poor living on Tonlé Sap, Cambodia. Mr. Vo Thanh Chat said that receiving the news that the people meet various difficulties when they had to move from floating houses on Tonlé Sap to the mainland to live under the policy of the province but without electricity, water and roads, the Overseas Vietnamese Committee of Ho Chi Minh city mobilized its residents, sponsors and extracted funds from the committee to contribute to easing the difficulties of the people there. He emphasized that although the gift is small, it is full of sentiment of … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh city presents gifts to overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia’s…

FC Tokai team wins the cup (Photo: VNA)This is an annual football tournament and one of the last activities to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Japan diplomatic relations (September 21st, 1973 to September 21st, 2018). Experiencing nearly one month of competition among 32 football teams, 16 teams were chosen for the final round and FC Tokai won the tournament championship. On behalf of the organizing board, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam presented the championship cup to FC Tokai team and an award worth JPY300,000. In addition, the organizing board also presented prizes to the second and third-place winners, best- style team, best player and best goalkeeper. Football, especially popular among Vietnamese people, is becoming a link to connect overseas Vietnamese people to help them train their health to build the nation and strengthen the Vietnam-Japan friendship./. BTA … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Football Tournament held in Japan’s Kanto region