Over the past years, citizen protection work has always been carried out under the motto "Active, timely, quick and effective protection".

For the country and people of Vietnam, overseas Vietnamese, wherever they are, are always an inseparable part of the nation's flesh and blood.

Recently, many documents have been issued, showing the guidelines of the Party and the State in creating conditions for overseas Vietnamese.

Since the 29th Diplomatic Conference, it has been a turbulent time with many complicated developments both on the international and regional level, directly affecting the protection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities abroad.

The State Bank of Vietnam predicts remittance flows to Vietnam to reach some US$13-14 billion this year, much lower than the previous estimate by the World Bank at US$16.7 billion.

Vietnamese expats living in Warsaw, Poland, has recently held a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10).

Remittance flows into Ho Chi Minh City in the first nine months of the year were estimated at around $3.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7 percent.

Vietnamese-American author Ocean Vuong has been awarded the MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a “genius grant”, by the MacArthur Foundation.

A free Vietnamese-language course for Vietnamese children opened in Ostrava city, North Moravia of the Czech Republic on September 22.

The Vietnamese Centre at the SAPA Trade Centre in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, is holding a free Vietnamese language course for Vietnamese children in the country.

The construction of the Vinh Nghiem – Karlovy Vary pagoda is underway in the Czech Republic following a recent ceremony that gathered nearly 1,000 Vietnamese Buddhist followers in Europe.

An art show featuring Hanoi in the heart of overseas Vietnamese will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on August 17, as heard at a press conference in the capital on August 12.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 1 as part of his attendance at the G20 Summit and visit to Japan.

Upcoming events in Hanoi and HCM City

Hundreds of athletes from a variety of different age groups came together to compete in a sports tournament held for the Overseas Vietnamese community in Paris.

As many as 150 young Vietnamese expats from 28 nations worldwide will join an annual summer camp specially designed for them in their home country from July 10 to 25.

The first Overseas Vietnamese Economic Forum has presented a huge opportunity for both local and foreign businesses to collaborate and introduce products to the world.

The Mrs. Ao Dai Vietnam Europe 2020 pageant organizers held a press briefing in Germany on June 9 to introduce the contest and honour the women with outstanding contributions among the Vietnamese community in Europe.

Vietnam has been reunified for 44 years. Over the past 4 decades, overseas Vietnamese have contributed remarkably to Vietnam’s reconstruction and development, making their homeland more competitive on the global arena.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Dinh Khac Cu, this year’s Tet (Lunar New Year) is set to be the most special yet.