VOV.VN - The Kingdom of Belgium is Vietnam’s sixth largest European trading partner, followed by the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, and Austria, with the two sides having successfully maintained a good relationship since first establishing diplomatic ties on March 22, 1973.

A delegation of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) led by its deputy head Mai Phan Dung had meetings with representatives of Vietnamese associations in Australia, during the visit to the country from November 6-10.

Vietnam Summer Camp 2022, which brought together more than 100 young Vietnamese expats aged 16-24 from 25 countries and territories, wrapped up in the city of Vung Tau in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on August 2.

There are no Vietnamese people reported dead or injured in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on late March 16, according to a Vietnamese expat.

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 meeting was held by the Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs on February 11 to collect Vietnamese expats’ views on the city’s potential new directions and development post-COVID-19 from an economic perspective.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney, Australia, organised a golf tournament on February 2, on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, with the participation of nearly 70 golfers.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Nguyen Vu Tung visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to two Vietnamese-Korean families on February 1, the first day of the Year of Tiger.

Vietnamese embassies have been busy organising celebrations of traditional New Year – Tet – for Vietnamese expats across the world.

Vietnamese expats living in Europe hope authorities from both sides to work together so as to soon resume international flights, allowing them to visit family back home, according to Hoang Dinh Thang, Chairman of the Union of Vietnamese People Associations in Europe.