Nguyen Thi My Nga, an overseas Vietnamese in France and president of “Les Amis du Vietnam” (Friends of Vietnam) helped poor and disabled students in the southern province of Ben Tre with more than VND880 million from 1994-2009.

More than 120 overseas Vietnamese from 11 countries and territories gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30 for the 65th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

Vietnamese residents met on August 29 to mark the 65th anniversary of National Day (September 2) and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The Vietnamese community in Germany is increasingly integrating into society and making substantial contributions to the economy in the Germany State of Brandenburg.

Overseas Vietnamese, including those in the US, are always welcomed to live and work in Vietnam, thus contributing to the national development, said Pham Phuong Thao, Chairperson of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council.

The Party Political Bureau’s resolution 36 on Overseas Vietnamese work has made the public better aware of the role of the Overseas Vietnamese as an inseparable part of the Vietnamese community and a valuable resource of the country.

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in France has established an art club, attracting a large number of students with an artistic bent.

The Vietnamese community in Switzerland have conducted many charity activities, including providing free surgery to children with inborn heart disease and helping poor children to attend school.

Hundreds of Vietnamese expatriates and Buddhists gathered at Khanh Van or Wat Upaoratchabamrung pagoda in Bangkok on August 22 to celebrate the Vu Lan festival.

Famous singers from the overseas Vietnamese community will perform together in a musical programme entitled ‘Hanoi Autumn Colour’ at the Hanoi Opera House at 8pm on September 1.

A delegation from the Vietnamese embassy and Vietnamese Overseas Association in Russia, led by Charge D’affaires Pham Thi Ngoc Bich provided relief to Russian victims of wildfires in Calomna district, Moscow on August 18.

A team of scientists led by Overseas Vietnamese Professor Vo Ba Ngu has won the 2010 Eureka Prize for their ground breaking invention that will support national defence.

The Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand, Ngo Duc Thang, is leading a delegation to visit Thailand’s northeastern province of Nongkhai in an effort to promote the integration of Vietnamese residents into the community.

The Vietnamese community in Germany has raised more than 400 Euros and VND500,000 to support Agent Orange (AO) victims in the homeland.

A delegation from the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha (VBS) Central Committee arrived in the German city of Dresden on August 8 to celebrate the Vu Lan festival (a Buddhist holiday to express people’s gratefulness and appreciation to their parents).