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Tuesday, 10 February 2009 |
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese embassies in the Republic of Korea and Switzerland organised Lunar New Year meetings with the Vietnamese communities to further promote their bonds with the homeland.
According to Ambassador Pham Tien Van, close to 80,000 Vietnamese are living and working in the RoK, including 30,000 brides, over 40,000 guest workers and about 3, 000 students.
During his briefing on the homeland’s socio-economic achievements in 2008 and possible difficulties facing this year, Ambassador Van called on the Vietnamese people there to unite and support one another to lead stable and prosperous lives together in their guest country.
The meeting in Bern brought together Vietnamese expatriates in Switzerland, students, officials of Vietnamese delegations, and guests from the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association.
Ambassador Hoang Van Nha reviewed the developments in the Vietnam-Switzerland ties and spoke highly of the Vietnamese community’s efforts to preserve national identity during their integration into the host country as well as their practical contributions to the homeland.
To welcome the Year of the Buffalo, there was a meeting of more than 400 Vietnamese in Marseille, France, in the presence of Vietnamese Ambassador Le Kinh Tai.
Lisette Narducci, Vice Chairwoman of Bouches-du-Ghone provincial council, which joined in hosting this event, described the New Year meeting as a way to help local people gain better understanding of Vietnam ’s culture and people.
A musical performance by singers from Ho Chi Minh City and in France took place during the event. |
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008 |
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 | | Le Hien Duc, second from the left, at the awards ceremony in Berlin. | VietNamNet Bridge - Retired Vietnamese teacher Le Hien Duc, 77, received the the 2007 Transparency International (TI) Integrity Award at a ceremony in Berlin on January 21 “This award is not just for me, but for all Vietnamese people who are combating corruption; today I’m honored to represent all of them,” Duc said. She also confirmed: “I always trust the leadership of the Vietnamese State”. |
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008 |
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VietNamNet Bridge - Taiwan’s top electronics parts manufacturer, Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, which plans to boost its investment in Viet Nam to US$5 billion, yesterday pledged to give US$5 million to the Ha Noi University of Technology to train skilled technicians for the firm. Considered among the biggest investments in education to date, this fund is expected to enable the university to supply Hon Hai with 1,200 competent engineers annually. |
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Saturday, 20 October 2007 |
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VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time, two big IT contests for students will be held by the Vietnam Information Processing Association in Da Nang to help Vietnamese students improve their English and IT skills. From November 9-12, Da Nang city in the central region will be the destination of around 1,000 IT students from 100 colleges and universities in Vietnam and 20 foreign teams. They will descend on the city for the Asian qualifier round of the international programming contest named ACM/ICPC and the Olympic IT contest. |
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Saturday, 20 October 2007 |
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VietNamNet Bridge - With 183 out of 190 votes, the United Nations General Assembly on October 16 elected Vietnam as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-2009 term. |
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