Young Vietnamese basketball players see in overseas Vietnamese a more realistic potential of the athletes they can become, so the latter inspire more confidence and commitment, experts say. And they have amazing stories to tell. In 1980, a 15-year-old Vietnamese boy named Nhan swam two kilometers from the Da Nang coast to a ship heading to Hong Kong. He fled the country without saying goodbye to his family, and found his way to starting a new life in California, United States. Thirty-six years later, Nhan’s son, Horace Nguyen, decided to return to the very country his dad left behind, to start a new life of his own, pursuing his dream of playing professional basketball. Horace is one of the first foreign players of Vietnamese descent to play basketball professionally in Vietnam, specifically in the annual tournament organized by the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA). Established in 2016, the VBA league has six teams: Da Nang Dragons, Ho Chi Minh City Wings, Sai Gon Heat, Ha … [Read more...] about Vietnam gains as overseas Vietnamese players go through the hoops
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Outstanding overseas Vietnamese in Japan honoured
Tran Ngoc Phuc (fourth, right), Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Japan, at the Order presentation ceremony in November (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a ceremony on December 10 to honour Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Japan Tran Ngoc Phuc and Professor Tran Van Tho who had received the host country’s noble awards. Specifically, in May this year, Professor Tho, who has been a member of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Economic Advisory Group since 2017 and a professor of economics at Waseda University in Tokyo since 2000, was awarded the Japanese Emperor’s Order of the Sacred Treasure: Gold Rays, in recognition of his contributions to developing economic relations between Japan and Vietnam. Meanwhile, Phuc received the Japanese Government’s Order of the Rising Sun: Silver Rays in November, thanks to his contributions to Japan’s development as well as the relations between … [Read more...] about Outstanding overseas Vietnamese in Japan honoured
US’s Houston to further support overseas Vietnamese in the city
Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilization Truong Thi Mai made that statement at a meeting with Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner during her working visit to the city on December 2-3. Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilization Truong Thi Mai presenting a souvenir to US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs The Vietnamese head delegate thanked the city for creating favorable conditions for overseas Vietnamese to live, work and study in the city. She voiced her hope that the city will foster cooperation in energy, healthcare and education with Vietnamese partners and localities. For his part, the Houston Mayor said that the overseas Vietnamese community in Houston with many successful people has made positive contributions to local economic development as well as strengthening trade and investment cooperation with Vietnam. He vowed to further support the … [Read more...] about US’s Houston to further support overseas Vietnamese in the city
U S ’s Houston to further support overseas Vietnamese in the city
Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilization Truong Thi Mai made that statement at a meeting with Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner during her working visit to the city on December 2-3. Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilization Truong Thi Mai presenting a souvenir to US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs The Vietnamese head delegate thanked the city for creating favorable conditions for overseas Vietnamese to live, work and study in the city. She voiced her hope that the city will foster cooperation in energy, healthcare and education with Vietnamese partners and localities. For his part, the Houston Mayor said that the overseas Vietnamese community in Houston with many successful people has made positive contributions to local economic development as well as strengthening trade and investment cooperation with Vietnam. He vowed to further support the … [Read more...] about U S ’s Houston to further support overseas Vietnamese in the city
Overseas Vietnamese in Laos strengthen solidarity
Ambassador Nguyen Ba Hung (right) and Head of the General Association of Overseas Vietnam in Laos Nguyen Duy Trung co-chaired the conference (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the conference, Mr. Bui Chi Manh from the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, said that in 2018 the community is still stable, respects the local law, has good relations with local people and gradually integrates into the local society. Overseas Vietnamese associations at the grassroots level have had active changes such as granting membership and supporting the overseas Vietnamese in legal procedures to get resident papers and labour permits. Vietnamese teaching is also given more attention, with teachers assigned by Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training to teach at Vietnamese schools in Laos. In 2018, the overseas Vietnamese community in Laos organized a ceremony to mark President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday in Khammuon province. In addition, it also worked with the overseas Vietnamese in … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese in Laos strengthen solidarity