Floating on the sea, with no wifi and no telecommunication waves, people on journeys to Truong Sa (Spratly Islands) and DK1 Rigs can find common ground with Vietnamese citizens.

Because of his inability to speak English well, Hieu's statements were met with disapproval by his classmates when he first arrived in the United States. As a result, he has always pushed himself to outperform the locals.

Hieu Constant, a writer in France, says overseas Vietnamese people are willing to become “swallows” to bring information to people who don’t have an opportunity to visit Truong Sa.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Transport to urgently permit foreign airlines to bring home Vietnamese citizens left stranded overseas.

Overseas Vietnamese have overcome hesitation and doubts after visiting Truong Sa. After the trips, they act as ‘ambassadors’ in affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea and islands.

The Tet holiday is no less special for Vietnamese citizens who, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cannot travel back to their homeland for the most special time of year.

Vietnamese-born former German Vice Chancellor Philipp Rosler said he has learned much about Vietnam’s history, culture, country and people.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 22 evening received Dr. Philipp Rosler, Vietnam’s first Honorary Consul to Switzerland, a German politician of Vietnamese origin.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for a delegation of more than 50 Vietnamese intellectuals and entrepreneurs who returned from abroad to attend the “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) program 2022.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue its coordination with other ministries, agencies, localities and airlines to arrange flights to bring overseas Vietnamese back to Vietnam as per their wish.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has given in-principle approval that favourable entry procedures will be created for foreigners, and overseas Vietnamese and their relatives.

The Home Spring programme 2022, an annual event for Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the lead up to traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations is scheduled to take place on January 22.

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, has been freshly knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II of the UK for his contributions to the local fight against COVID-19.

Le Thanh Hieu would be just a regular IT worker in Japan were it not for finding fame cooking beautiful set meals that are barely the size of a human thumb.

Vietnamese citizens, overseas Vietnamese, and their spouses and children who have not been vaccinated or have not received enough doses of Covid-19 vaccine can get free doses of vaccine during isolation if they wish.

Deputy Prime Ministers Vu Duc Dam and Pham Binh Minh have encouraged overseas Vietnamese to return to celebrate Tet.

Flying to Cambodia and taking a long-distance bus to the border gate to enter Vietnam is now the option chosen by many overseas Vietnamese.

Since March 2020, when international flights to Vietnam were interrupted and then stopped completely because of Covid-19, Vietnamese citizens have not been able to return home unless they book ‘rescue flights’.

Vietnamese authorities and representative agencies abroad have worked closely with domestic and foreign airlines to conduct over 800 flights carrying home nearly 200,000 Vietnamese citizens from over 60 countries and territories.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has ordered relevant agencies to take prompt action to meet foreigners and overseas Vietnamese (OV)’s demand for coming to Vietnam.