Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse on January 19 afternoon (local time) visited the family of Hoang Dinh Thang, an outstanding overseas Vietnamese, who is a member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee's Presidium, President of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe.

Party General Secretary To Lam on January 19 hosted a reception for 100 overseas Vietnamese (OV) representatives from more than 40 countries and territories, who are in Vietnam to attend the 2025 “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) organised by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV).

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on January 19 hosted a ceremony in Hanoi to welcome a delegation of distinguished overseas Vietnamese who have returned for the Xuân Quê Hương 2025 (Homeland Spring 2025) programme.

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong, together with a delegation of overseas Vietnamese who have returned home for the Lunar New Year 2025 festival, participated in a symbolic carp release ceremony at President Ho Chi Minh’s fish pond within the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on January 19.

The “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme 2025 will take place in Hanoi from January 18 to 20 with diverse events and new features, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, who is also Chairwoman of the ministry's State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

The unions of Vietnamese Associations and of Vietnamese Women's Associations in Europe on January 15 announced the launch of a project on preserving and promoting the homeland’s culture in Europe and its associated online competition on the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

VOV.VN - The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the local authorities of Mie Prefecture of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sending and accepting workers to the locality from Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Overseas remittances to Vietnam hit about US$16 billion last year, reflecting Vietnamese expatriates’ trust in the country’s situation.

Overseas Vietnamese (OV) continued to make significant contributions to their homeland last year through direct projects, remittances, and engagement in science, technology, and education collaboration, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang told the press in Hanoi on January 9.

VOV.VN - Overseas remittances to Vietnam were estimated to hit roughly US$16 billion last year, with the amount to Ho Chi Minh City reaching about US$9.6 billion in 2024, up US$140 million compared to the previous year.