Keyword: "Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic"

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala on January 20 hosted an official welcoming ceremony for PM Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, who are on their official visit to the European country from January 18 to 20.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse joined the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic during the Homeland Spring programme in Prague on January 19 evening (local time) to celebrate Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest traditional festival of Vietnamese people.

The network of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts, the Vietnamese youths and students association, and the group of Vietnamese doctors and physicians in the Czech Republic have coordinated to offer free health check-ups and consultancy to the Vietnamese community in the country.

The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic is integrating well into the local society, said Jiří Knitl, President of the Committee for National Minorities of Prague city, during his recent visit to Sapa Commercial Centre and working session with leaders of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic.

FC Sapa Praha, a football team of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic, has became the champion of the annual friendly football tournament held by the Czech Senate for ethnic communities that kicked off on June 15 in Prague.

Many opinions in the Czech Republic have shared the view that the agreements reached during Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to the European country from April 16-17 have opened up new directions for bilateral cooperation in the time ahead.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman in Prague on April 17, part of his official visit to the European nation.

The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic has enjoyed equal rights as other recognised foreign communities there, stated Hoang Dinh Thang, head of the Vietnamese Association in the country.