VOV.VN - During his lifetime, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had special affection, and paid special attention to Vietnamese people and soldiers nationwide.

State President To Lam on July 12 visited the Vietnamese Embassy and met over 100 individuals representing the Vietnamese community in Laos.

Vietnamese labourers working in Taiwan (China) have left impressions on people of Hualien, Taipei, as they joined hands with local residents to rescue victims trapped in collapsed houses after the earthquake in the Taiwainese locality on April 3, the strongest in 25 years in the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people have for years treasured the tradition of visiting cemeteries in early spring to pay tribute to their deceased loved ones in a so-called grave visiting festival.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung hailed the General Association of Vietnamese People in the neighbouring country for its performance over the past time, while addressing a ceremony marking its 15th anniversary in Vientiane on March 14.

Vietnamese people in Indonesia celebrated the Year of the Dragon at a ceremony held in Jakarta on February 24.

The federation of Vietnamese people associations in Germany has been established at a congress held in Berlin.

VOV.VN - UNESCO has so far approved resolutions honouring and commemorating the birth and death anniversaries of several leading Vietnamese figures who have made a significant impact on the country and even beyond.

The Association of Vietnamese People in Vientiane on September 26 evening held a Mid-Autumn Festival at Phat Tich pagoda for Vietnamese children living in Laos.

Nearly 400 women representing Vietnamese women's unions in nearly 20 European countries attended a founding congress of the Vietnamese Women Federation (VWF) in Europe, which was held in Prague, the Czech Republic, on September 9.