A delegation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) led by head of its culture committee Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac is making a monthlong working visit to Europe from April 12, as part of its activities to popularise Vietnam’s Buddhist cultural identity to Vietnamese communities abroad.

The People’s Committee of Phu Tho on April 8 met a delegation of 30 outstanding overseas Vietnamese paying tribute to Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation, at Hung Kings Temple in the northern province.

Vietnamese continued to be the second biggest foreign community in Japan after China, despite a 3.4% drop in 2021, according to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA).

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs (SCOV) on March 11 sent an open letter asking Vietnamese people’s associations in some European countries to continue helping with the evacuation of those from Ukraine.

The majority of the Vietnamese people in Ukraine have been safely evacuated from war zones, and authorities will continue working to have appropriate plans, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu.

VOV.VN - Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from 29 countries and territories globally have invested in 376 projects in the nation worth approximately US$1.72 billion, according to Vu Van Chung, deputy director of the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the Vietnamese community in Singapore on February 26, as part of his State visit to the island state.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 14 evening held an online forum connecting Vietnamese entrepreneurs abroad so as to promote trade and investment in the agricultural sector.

A prayer for peace for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) living in Paris and surrounding areas was held on February 13 at Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Villebon-sur-Yvette, 25km south of the capital.

VOV.VN - With nearly 10 years of experience operating within the huge Chinese market, Phan Thi Tra My, an overseas Vietnamese businesswoman, had plans to gather the Vietnamese business community in China under a common roof for strong development and to promote their brands.