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Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka formed

More than 100 delegates representing the Vietnamese community in Fukuoka of Japan met in a meeting on September 8 to decide the establishment of the Vietnamese Association in the region.
Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka formed
Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka formed ảnh 1Director of the HSC Japan Company Do Phu Son is elected as President of the Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka. (Photo: VNA)

Tokyo (VNA) – More than 100 delegatesrepresenting the Vietnamese community in Fukuoka of Japan met in a meeting onSeptember 8 to decide the establishment of the Vietnamese Association in theregion.

At the event, they adopted the charter of the associationand elected 18 members of the provisional Standing Committee led by Do Phu Son,Director of the HSC Japan Company who has lived in Japan for 14 years and madepositive contributions to the development of the Vietnamese community.

Nguyen Duy Anh, Director of the GAG Japanese school, wasselected as vice president of the association.

Addressing the event, Son pledged to work hard to fostersolidarity of the community and complete all tasks of the association.

Participants at the event, coming from different socialgroups such as the youth, students, scientists, apprentices, entrepreneurs,office staff, and Buddhism followers, also vowed to contribute to the developmentthe association.

Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Consul General in FukuokaVu Binh expressed his belief that the establishment of the association willhelp strengthen solidarity of the community, maintaining and developing thetradition and culture of the nation as well as promoting the teaching andstudying of the Vietnamese language and contributing to bolstering theVietnam-Japan relations.

Currently, over 33,000 Vietnamese people are living inKyushu. In the region’s capital city of Fukuoka alone, the number of is morethan 13,000.-VNA
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