The formation of a Vietnam Town in Udon Thani province, which is hosting the largest overseas Vietnamese community in Thailand, is an obvious development trend, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh while inspecting the Vietnam Street project in the locality on February 25.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu, who is also Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA), has extended sympathy to and shared earthquake-induced difficulties of the Vietnamese community in Turkey.
Overseas Vietnamese in France and Germany have celebrated the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – the longest and biggest traditional event back in their home country – with a series of enticing cultural and musical activities.
VOV.VN - The overseas Vietnamese community has always been an important factor in national integration over the years, no matter what country they live and study in, each Vietnamese person is a messenger of friendship, promoting the Vietnamese culture and values abroad, and Vietnamese people in the Republic of Korea are an example.
Seeking calligraphy works of lucky words is among the elegant hobbies of Vietnamese people during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and an overseas Vietnamese calligrapher in Australia has been popularising the practice among international friends and Vietnamese youth who were born and grew up overseas.
Overseas Vietnamese people in Japan, Israel, Slovakia, and Czech Republic have celebrated the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in a warm atmosphere in line with Vietnamese traditions.
VOV.VN - Do Tien Sy, Member of the Party Central Committee and President of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), extends his 2023 Lunar New Year's greetings to Vietnamese, Overseas Vietnamese, and foreign audiences.
Each overseas Vietnamese (OV) is an ambassador and an important bridge to bring Vietnam to the world and vice versa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu wrote in his Lunar New Year greeting letter sent to overseas Vietnamese worldwide.
VOV.VN - The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia held a celebration on January 17 to mark the traditional Lunar New Year, known in Vietnam as Tet, for its staff and overseas Vietnamese who are living, working, and studying in Moscow and other Russian localities.
The Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring) artistic programme was held on January 14 in Hanoi, bringing together more than 3,000 delegates, including 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV).