VietNamNet Bridge - One fifth of the kieu hoi (overseas remittance) volume in 2015 has gone into the real estate sector, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is one of the biggest kieu hoi (overseas remittance) recipients in the world. But most profits from overseas remittance services go to foreign institutions’ pockets. 

 As many as 8,293 Vietnamese students are studying in the Republic of Korea (RoK), accounting for 7.8 percent of the total number of international students in the country, according to the RoK Justice Ministry.

 Ukrainian authorities should show legal basis and the purpose of the recent raid and arrest of Vietnamese citizens in Odessa, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Minh Tri.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has given directions to the upgrading of the website www.tiengvietonline.com.vn, designed for overseas Vietnamese.

In the past few days, thousands of people have flocked to Tan Son Nhat Airport to welcome their relatives who were overseas Vietnamese returning home for the Lunar New Year. In that situation, the airport has been severely overloaded.

  The annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme, a run-up to the Lunar New Year festival, was held in Hanoi on January 31with a string of cultural activities for overseas Vietnamese (OVs).

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on January 30 held a reception for a delegation from the Overseas Vietnamese (OV) community, who returned home to attend the “Xuan que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will create the best possible conditions for overseas Vietnamese investors to run long-term business in the capital city, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hong Son.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Hong Nam, Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the National Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, spoke to Dai Doan Ket (Great National Unity) newspaper about the role of Overseas Vietnamese.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A telephone call from the Vietnam Consulate in San Francisco offered an invitation that surprised Ms. Phung Tue Chau, the owner of Tieng Que Huong Radio.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Of 1,800 participants at the 9th National Patriotic Emulation Congress in Hanoi, there were 15 representatives of the community of overseas Vietnamese, who came from 14 countries and territories.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government of Vietnam has told relevant ministries and agencies to weigh granting visa exemptions to tourists from almost all countries after some European nations have got such unilateral treatment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The overseas ownership of Vietnam was back in the headlines this past week with the release of a tourism report showing that the industry is finally seeing a glimmer of hope.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese who want to buy a home in Vietnam are concerned regarding the sheer volume of evidence they must furnish to prove that they are in fact of Vietnamese heritage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government is expected to issue a decree guiding the implementation of the 2014 Housing Law soon to make it easy for foreigners, particularly overseas Vietnamese, to own houses in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An American Vietnamese educational expert, Tran Duc Canh, talks with Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) about the potential of overseas Vietnamese professionals to contribute to Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many of Da Nang University’s lecturers sent abroad for training courses have not returned as promised. Six lecturers have been dismissed.

The real estate market, especially the high-end segment, has seen a revival and is likely to develop strongly from here thanks to the amendments to the Housing Law that permits foreigners and overseas Vietnamese to buy housing

 VietNamNet Bridge –Young overseas Vietnamese will return to Viet Nam to compete in the Sao Mai Television Singing Competition from July 26 to August 15.