A networking event that links overseas Vietnamese businesspeople and their peers in Vietnam took place virtually on October 12 as part of activities marking Vietnam Entrepreneurs Day (October 13).

VOV.VN - Several Vietnamese farm products are seizing upon opportunities to penetrate and gain a firm foothold in foreign markets, including demanding ones such as Japan, the EU, and the United States.

Given Vietnam’s strong economic recovery in the third quarter, the Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has raised its forecast for the country’s GDP growth this year to 8.2%, from the previous prediction of 7%.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s new and adjusted investment capital overseas during the past nine months of the year reached nearly US$398.3 million, according to details given by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

A workshop on legal policies with the Vietnamese community in Europe was held on September 9 in both online and offline formats.

A ceremony was held on September 8 in Hanoi to launch the Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language in Vietnamese Communities Abroad (September 8).

Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) have invested in more than 3,000 firms in Ho Chi Minh City with a total capital amounting to US$1.91 billion, heard a meeting between the municipal Committee for Overseas Vietnamese and representatives of the group held in the city on September 7.

Over 1 million Vietnamese nationals have been sent abroad to work in the past decade, up nearly 40% from the figure recorded in the pre-2012 period, according to a report delivered at a nationwide conference held in Hanoi on August 25.

Solutions to improve the teaching and learning of Vietnamese language among overseas Vietnamese children were tabled for discussion at a seminar in Hanoi on August 20.

The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has warned about scams targeting people who want to work in technical occupations in the Republic of Korea (RoK).