VOV.VN - VOV World Service (VOVWorld) has launched a contest for Overseas Vietnamese to show their talent of singing folk songs on radio.

Various activities have been held by overseas Vietnamese over the past few days to celebrate the 131st birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - 2021).

VOV.VN - The Department of Overseas Labour (DoLAB) announced on May 18 that labour export activities to Taiwan (China) will be suspended as of May 19 until June 18 as part of efforts to deal with a recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Taiwan.

Vietnamese abroad sent home US$17.2 billion worth of remittances in 2020, making the country the third-largest remittance recipient in the East Asia and Pacific region, said the Migration and Development Brief released by the WB and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development.

VOV.VN - The Da Nang administration has asked for the Prime Minister’s permission to temporarily suspend receiving flights that repatriate Vietnamese citizens left stranded overseas due to COVID-19.

The Vietnamese Veterans’ Association in Russia organised an ceremony in Moscow on April 30 to mark Vietnam’s 46th National Reunification Day and the association’s fifth founding anniversary.

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s investments abroad, including newly and additionally-registered capital during the opening four months of the year reached US$545.9 million, marking a 7.9-fold increase compared to the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - Newly-elected Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has concluded his first overseas trip to Indonesia for an ASEAN summit on April 23-24 at the invitation of the Sultan of Brunei, President of ASEAN 2021.

As many as 17 collectives and 33 individuals were honoured at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20 for their achievements in overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs in the city for the 2018-2020 period.

Ho Chi Minh City will host a ceremony on April 20 to honour 33 outstanding collectives and 17 individuals of the Vietnamese community abroad, according to the city’s Committee for Overseas Vietnamese.