Pop singer Ha Anh Tuan will perform at the “New York – City of Dreams” concert for overseas Vietnamese in New York on August 19. Talented singer Ha Anh Tuan will perform at “New York – City of Dreams” concert for Vietnamese overseas students in New York, the US on August 19.  The show is organised by the Association of Vietnamese Students and Professionals in the United States (AVSPUS). Tuấn will sing his signature ballad and R&B songs which have been a hit among the Vietnamese youth for a decade or so, ever since he rose to fame in the Sao Mai – Redezvous television singing contest. The 32-year-old become a phenomena on YouTube with his See – Sing – Share show that broadcast 20 music videos introducing longstanding favourite songs in acoustic style last two years. Last year, he organised two concerts in Hanoi    and HCM City that … [Read more...]

NDO – The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, in coordination with the Ministry of Defence’s Corporation 36, held a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of two social houses for families of Overseas Vietnamese in Laos, who are revolutionary contributors and policy beneficiaries, in Vientiane on August 1. Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung said that the project aims to pay tribute to those who have made significant contributions to the country. He expressed his gratitude to the Overseas Vietnamese in Laos, the Association of Vietnam Investors in Laos and the Vietnam-Laos Business Association of Cooperation and Investment (BACI) for providing financial support for the project. He also voiced his appreciation for the local authorities for promptly granting the license for the construction of the houses. Located in the Chanthabuly district, the two houses have a total area of 40 square metres each and will be built at a … [Read more...]

"Peaceful evolution" is an important part of hostile forces’ global counter-revolutionary strategy aimed at combating socialist nations and movements for national independence in a concerted and complicated manner. Peaceful evolution finds its way into all aspects of political, ideological, economic, cultural and social affairs by all means. The "peaceful evolution" strategy mainly consists of "non military" measures but it can be reinforced with rebellion, subversion, armed intervention and even invasion if opportunities permit. In the whole scheme of peaceful evolution, the media, particularly including the press, of the enemy play an important part in opposing Vietnam. Over the past years, hostile forces have established nearly 40 TV and radio stations to broadcast special Vietnamese-language programmes and have published almost 50 newspapers, magazines and news bulletins in Vietnamese overseas. Serving as a sharp tool in the ideological struggle, the Vietnamese press has … [Read more...]

The festival drew the participation of artists from the Vietnam National Song Dance and Light Music Theatre, introduced the country’s food culture with traditional dishes from Lotus Restaurant, displayed unique arts and handicrafts and advertised tourism information on Vietnam’s landscape and people to the international community. The event attracted hundreds of visitors. The festival not only helped the Vietnamese overseas community in Germany enjoy their traditional culture but also advertised Vietnam’s image to the world. The festival is a significant activity in the Year of Cultural Diplomacy 2009 and is a lead-up to the 35th anniversary of Vietnamese-German diplomatic relations in 2010. … [Read more...]

More than 60 delegates, including representatives of local government, some trade organisations and several big companies attended the event. The participants adopted a charter, an action programme and a budget for 2009 and elected Kise Teraosu, general director of the TOTO Company as president of the association and Vietnam’s Consul General to Japan, Vu Huy Mung, as honourary consult. The association was founded with the principal purpose of promoting economic and technological cooperation and cultural exchanges between Kitakyushu city and Vietnam. The association currently has 44 official members. It will annually organise a seminar on Vietnam’s economics and politics, send delegations to Vietnam to study the market and investment environment, support the Vietnamese overseas community in Japan and promote cultural exchanges. Kitakyushu is the second largest city in Fukuoka province and a big Japanese industrial centre famous for refining steel, shipbuilding and … [Read more...]

There are about 60,000 Vietnamese people working and studying in the Czech Republic. Most of them are students and workers. Tran Quang Hung, Executive Director of the Sapa Commercial Centre in Prague said that the Vietnamese in the Czech Republic earn their livings mainly through trading, after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. As a consequence of the changes, these people had to stay and turn to different businesses. In 1992, the Vietnam Business Association was established and has gradually become one of the most important associations in the community. Despite being known as a close-knit community, the Vietnamese in the Czech Republic has had to face a lot of difficulties especially since the country became a member of the European Union (EU) and opened borders with its neighbouring countries. Thuy Ngan, who has been living there for 20 years and has witnessed a lot of changes said that each time the government issues a new policy, the foreign community have to change the goods they … [Read more...]

There are as many as four million Vietnamese living and working in 102 countries and territories. They all have made a great effort to integrate into their residence countries. One of the factors in making many Vietnamese successful in their careers is the Vietnamese cultural value that they have picked up over the years, including the Vietnamese language. The Vietnamese language not only reflects national traditions but also helps to bring overseas Vietnamese closer to each other and to their home country. In order to preserve the mother tongue among the Vietnamese communities abroad, the Prime Minister has approved a project to support overseas Vietnamese in learning the mother tongue. Under the PM’s decision, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has published two books for both Vietnamese adults and teenagers abroad and asked Vietnam Television and the Voice of Vietnam to set up an audio and video syllabus to broadcast on VTV4 and VOV channels to help them study … [Read more...]

At the event were 500 Vietnamese residents, students and officials of representative agencies living and working in the UK, and British friends with a strong attachment to Vietnam. At the get-together, Vietnamese ambassador to the UK and Northern Ireland, Tran Quang Hoan, conveyed the New-Year greetings of President Nguyen Minh Triet and other Party and State leaders to the entire Vietnamese overseas community in the UK. On behalf of the 6,000 Vietnamese students in the UK, the Chairman of the Vietnamese Students Association expressed new determination to support practical activities such as teaching Vietnamese to overseas’ children. At the event, participants enjoyed traditional Vietnamese food and art performances. The event raised donations of more than GBP1,458 (equivalent to VND43.5 million). This money will be forwarded to a fund for the poor through the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese. … [Read more...]

This is the first training course for occasional teachers of Vietnamese in France and those who want to teach Vietnamese. During the two- week course, more than 20 trainees will be updated with the latest knowledge and teaching methodologies. Therese Nguyen Van Ky, president of the Vietnamese Association in France said that the trainees will make full use of their knowledge and experience to teach Vietnamese children in France, which will enable young Vietnamese people in France to become closer to their homeland. Maintaining Vietnamese in overseas Vietnamese residents, especially of the third and fourth generations has attracted a lot of attention from their community as they have little opportunity to practice their mother tongue. Some Overseas Vietnamese associations have set up centres or classes to teach Vietnamese but they lack teachers and adequate syllabus. To deal with this, the Prime Minister has authorised the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese to develop a project to … [Read more...]

Around 150 young Vietnamese who have returned from overseas will take part in the 2010 Vietnam Summer Camp, starting in Ho Chi Minh City on July 15 and ending in Tuyen Quang province on August 4. They will join their compatriots at home in cultural exchanges and sports games in 11 provinces and cities across the country. They will attend a Buddhist requiem to honour Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Cambodia and on the South-Western Border front. The mass will be held at Tan Bien cemetery in Tay Ninh province by the National Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, the Tay Ninh provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. A cultural week in the lead up to Hanoi’s millennial anniversary will take place from July 27 to August 2. It will include a procession of the Ly Kings tablets to Hoang Thanh (the former Thang Long Royal Citadel), a Buddhist mass to pray for national peace and prosperity, a lantern festival and a televised … [Read more...]

Attending the banquet were Laszlo Lovasz, President of the nternational Mathematical Union (IMU), Rajat Tandon, Head of the organising board of the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), representatives of many maths associations worldwide and a crowd of professors and PhDs from France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Canada who have close relations with Prof. Chau. Also on hand were Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga, Vietnamese Counsellor in India Nguyen Hoanh Son, President of the Vietnam Mathematical Society Le Tuan Hoa, and much of the Vietnamese Overseas community in India. Deputy Minister Bui Van Ga briefly outlined Chau’s career and expressed his hope that Prof. Chau will contribute to the future development of Vietnam’s mathematics sector. In his speech, Prof. Chau expressed his sincere thanks to the Vietnamese Government and State and hoped that receiving the Fields Medal for mathematics will give him the prestige and opportunity to … [Read more...]

Many Vietnamese living in London have gathered to exchange memories of their homeland, and particular of Hanoi. Some were looking forward to attending Hanoi’s birthday celebration. Phan Thanh and his wife, Minh Nguyet, joined other Vietnamese people in showing their feelings by singing songs about Hanoi. Thanh set up a music club called “Sing about Hanoi” and has written many poems about the capital. Thanh was awarded a commendation by the Committee for Vietnamese Overseas, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for his contribution to connecting the Vietnamese community in London. Son Thanh, Chairman of the Vietnamese Overseas Association in England, presented his stamp collection of Hanoi to the community. There are currently about 40,000 Vietnamese people living in England. … [Read more...]

VOV: In the context of global integration, international cooperation in preventing crime, especially transnational crime, needs more attention from police bureaus. Could you please tell us about the Vietnam Interpol Office’s recent operations? Mr. Khang: November 4, 1991, was a milestone in the history of Vietnam’s police force. On that day, it joined the world’s largest international police organization, creating great opportunity for Vietnam’s police forces to cooperate with foreign partners, especially with Interpol members, to exchange information on the prevention of transnational crime. In recent years, transnational crime is getting more complicated all over the world, but particularly in Vietnam. New kinds of crime such as drug and human trafficking, and banking and finance fraud have appeared in Vietnam. The Vietnam Interpol Office has given the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) a number of effective international cooperation plans and strategies to … [Read more...]

Tourists arriving by air were estimated at 240,000 arrivals, 12 percent more than 2010, including 150,000 Vietnamese overseas while those reaching by other routes reached 70,000, 6 percent more than the previous year. During the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, it is expected that there will be 40,000 Vietnamese tourists departing from HCM City to visit foreign countries, showing a year-on-year increase of 20 percent, according to the HCM City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Singapore, Malaysia, China, Thailand and Cambodia are favourite destinations for Vietnamese tourists. Also, for the occasion, visitors taking part in domestic tourism are estimated to rise by 20 percent compared to 2010. In the first month of 2011, tourism turnover is planned to reach VND3,560 billion, 15 percent more than the same period in 2010. Of this figure, turnover sourced from hotel and restaurant service will make VND2,492 billion, 13 percent more than 2010, and from travel VND1,068 … [Read more...]

The school was built in 1997 with the assistance of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Siem Reap and the enthusiastic support of organizations and benefactors. The greatest contribution in establishing the school belongs to Sau Day (or Vo Van Day), who is former President of the Vietnamese overseas association of hamlet 7. In this school there are only two teachers, from Vietnam’s Tay Ninh province, working for charity. Headmaster Tran Van Tu is 70 years old now, he teaches 1st and 3rd grade, while Nguyen Minh Luan teaches 2nd and 4th grade. Teaching is quite difficult there as teachers have no subsidy or income. They share with the children rice, clothes, textbooks, notebooks and pens. A bulletin-board announces, “All Vietnamese families now living near Tonle Sap Lake in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, who have children over 6 years old, please bring them to school. Children will receive free accommodation at the school. The school management board will help them study … [Read more...]

This information was revealed on January 31 by Phan Van Minh, Director of the Vietnamese Overseas Labour Centre under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). Minh said his centre and the RoK’s Human Resource Development Service will hold a computer-based Korean language test in early March for those who wish to apply for jobs again. Last year, 2,600 Vietnamese workers who left the RoK on time took Korean language tests and more than 500 workers returned to work in the RoK for the second time. In the first quarter of this year, the Vietnamese Overseas Labour Centre and the Overseas Labour Management Department will hold conferences in 15 cities and provinces having a high number of illegal workers in the RoK to call on them to return home under the signed contracts. … [Read more...]

At a meeting organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia many pledged to make practical contributions to the homeland in 2013 to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two country. Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Thanh Son and Ambassador Ngo Duc Thang expressed the delight at the constant development of Vietnam – Thailand relations and urged the Vietnamese community to preserve the value ò their traditional culture. *** Vietnamese residents in Geneva, Switzerland, have organized a Tet welcoming party at the Au Lac Viet School. Tuyen who left Vietnam 30 years ago for Switzerland said her two sons are studying the Vietnamese language at the school in the hope of joining other Vietnamese residents in social events. Mai Linh, a Vietnamese-Swiss student, expressed her wish to celebrate Tet in her mother’s homeland in the near future. The Au Lac Viet School was established in Geneva in 2008 to help young Vietnamese born in … [Read more...]

Last year saw a record number of OVs returning to the country according to government statistics. However, to further encourage OVs, especially the young generation, to contribute to the national construction and development, Vietnam should implement yet even more flexible policies and incentives. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Thanh Son, Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, provided insight into the issue in a recent interview granted to VOV. VOV: Vietnam attracted a record high of OV remittances last year. How should we best utilise them?Son: Vietnam is one of the world’s nine largest overseas remittance recipients last year, attracting US$11 billion in value. This is certainly a considerable amount and an important financial source for the economy. Whether the remittances are used effectively depends on the recipients (i.e. investors or households), as well as government policies. It’s worth mentioning that Vietnamese … [Read more...]

In 2013, the amount of money Vietnamese parents spent to fund their children’s studies overseas for the first time exceeded US$1 billion. The figure rose to US$1.5 billion in 2014. The Ministry of Finance confirmed that roughly US$1 billion is remitted abroad every year by Vietnamese to fund their children’s education. The number of Vietnamese students studying abroad in the last five years soared by 675%. Bellerbys College belonging to Study Group in the UK, present in Vietnam since 2000, reported that it has educated over 1,000 Vietnamese students. Open Doors, an international education exchange report, showed that Vietnam is among the 10 countries with the highest numbers of students studying in the US. Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Education and Training, the number of Vietnamese overseas students has been increasing rapidly. There are 110,000 students studying in 47 countries and territories. Ten percent of the students study on the state budget, … [Read more...]

The 2.1-ha centre with an investment capital of up to VND600 billion (US$27 million) will be the largest technology complex in the country consisting of research, manufacturing and assessment on technology. The centre is designed for 200 scientists working in five zones in the complex. The modern research equipment of the centre can also connect scientists at research institutes, universities and key laboratories. This is also a place that connects Vietnamese oversea and foreign scientists by cooperation programmes on science and technology. In addition, the centre has a closed system consisting of a factory of manufacturing mechanic technology, electronics and automation and equipment to assess and analyse technology. The infrastructure and equipment systems at the research centre for technology transfer and assessment, which was inaugurated at the Hoa Lac High-tech Park in Hanoi on October 29. — VNA/VNS Photo Anh Tuan Technology which is researched, transferred and … [Read more...]