Coach Kim Sang-sik has announced plans to call up three overseas Vietnamese players—now holding Vietnamese citizenship—to strengthen the U22 squad in their quest for gold at the 33rd SEA Games.

Cao Pendant Quang Vinh said he was born in France, but the Vietnamese part of his blood has always inspired him to dedicate to Vietnamese football.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse met with the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Poland on January 16 evening (local time) as part of his official visit to the European country.

Geovane Magno, the former striker for Saigon FC currently playing for Hong Linh Ha Tinh, is applying for Vietnamese citizenship.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai held a working session in Hanoi on July 20 with leaders of the Foreign Ministry and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) to review the mass mobilisation work for Vietnamese community abroad in the current context.

A ceremony was held in the mountainous district of Huong Hoa, the central province of Quang Tri, on October 2 to announce and present the President’s decision on granting Vietnamese citizenship to Lao migrants living in border areas.

As many as 88 Lao nationals currently residing in the north-western province of Son La were granted Vietnamese citizenship during a ceremony held in the province on September 18.

As many as 17 Lao nationals living in Dak Glei district of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum were granted Vietnamese citizenship certificates during a ceremony on May 21.