Many repatriated overseas Vietnamese (Viet Kieu) have had to re-export cars they brought from foreign countries for failing to meet requirements for the importation of vehicles as transferred property. Many repatriated overseas Vietnamese have had to re-export cars brought from foreign countries for failing to meet the requirements Recently, customs agencies in Vietnam have received many petitions from Viet Kieu for re-exports. Most of them say that they are still working in foreign countries and so cannot move to live and work permanently in Vietnam. However, inspections have indicated that their vehicles fail to meet requirements for importation into Vietnam. In the petition, Mr. D., a Vietnamese American, said that he brought a Lexus to Vietnam in 2012, but after checking import requirements, he knew that he would not meet the requirements because he still works in the … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese seeking to re-export ineligible cars
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Overseas Vietnamese in Singapore supports flood victims
The flood victims in Quang Binh province receive the gifts (Photo: laodong.vn) According to Ms. Ho Quynh Lan, Deputy Head of VNAS, her committee raised VND75 million, 50% of which was contributed by Minh Phuong SG Co., Ltd. Company. The delegation presented 150 gifts (each worth VND500,000) to people in Lien Trach commune, Bo Trach district, and Quang Tien commune, Ba Don town. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thach, Standing Deputy Head of the Quang Binh provincial Trade Union, thanked the overseas Vietnamese community in Singapore. He said that these gifts would help the flood victims overcome difficulties caused by the natural disaster. Mr. Thach also hoped that in the coming time, VNAS will continue to connect sponsors to support the local people in difficult circumstances./. BTA … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese in Singapore supports flood victims
Overseas Vietnamese in Australia support poor students in mountainous regions and islands
Ms. Truong My Hoa speaking at the meeting in Canberra (Photo: baotintuc.vn) The meeting was part of a working visit to Australia by Ms. Truong My Hoa, Head of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa” club, with the destinations of cities of Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth from October 30th to November 22nd to exchange information and meet overseas Vietnamese. Speaking at the meeting, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam said that this was an opportunity for the overseas Vietnamese community, especially Vietnamese students in Australia, to know more about the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa” club. At the event, the participants watched a documentary film and heard reports about activities of the Vu A Dinh scholarship fund and "For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa" club over the past time. The real stories and lively, true videos about the difficult lives of ethnic … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese in Australia support poor students in mountainous regions and islands
Confessions of an overseas Vietnamese: What I learnt from going to school in Hanoi
I first got a taste of Vietnamese education in 7th grade and was totally unprepared. Before then I was a happily set, high-achieving student in Warsaw, Poland. A daughter of Vietnamese immigrants who called Polish her first language, English her second and the ‘mother tongue’ her third. As a teenager back then I could just about keep up with a simple conversation in Vietnamese, sometimes with the aid of a dictionary. Reading and writing were out of the question. But I didn’t know how limited my vocabulary was until that one winter day in Hanoi when I picked up a textbook for first graders in attempt to learn all those confusing accents. I knew maybe half of the words in that book. After two months of learning my a, á, à, â, ă, ạ, ã… with a primary school tutor, I hit the second term of 7th grade at a local school. My mother didn’t want to send me to an international school. Living in Vietnam meant having to adapt. I … [Read more...] about Confessions of an overseas Vietnamese: What I learnt from going to school in Hanoi
Confessions of an overseas Vietnamese: What I learnt from going to school in Vietnam
I first got a taste of Vietnamese education in 7th grade and was totally unprepared.Before then I was a happily set, high-achieving student in Warsaw, Poland. A daughter of Vietnamese immigrants who called Polish her first language, English her second and the ‘mother tongue’ her third.As a teenager back then I could just about keep up with a simple conversation in Vietnamese, sometimes with the aid of a dictionary. Reading and writing were out of the question.But I didn’t know how limited my vocabulary was until that one winter day in Hanoi when I picked up a textbook for first graders in attempt to learn all those confusing accents. I knew maybe half of the words in that book.After two months of learning my a, á, à, â, ă, ạ, ã… with a primary school tutor, I hit the second term of 7th grade at a local school. My mother didn’t want to send me to an international school. Living in Vietnam meant having to adapt.I wasn’t … [Read more...] about Confessions of an overseas Vietnamese: What I learnt from going to school in Vietnam