Vietnamese women join the gathering in Johor.(Photo: VNA) Addressing the nearly 300 participants, Tran Thi Ly Ly, head of the Johor sub-association of Vietnamese women, said there are about 5,000 Vietnamese people in this state. Some 20% of them marry locals, mostly Chinese-Malaysians, while the remainders work at garment and electronics factories.
The Johor sub-association hoped that the gathering would help Vietnamese women in Malaysia meet one another to create an inter-connected community that would contribute to the homeland.
On behalf of the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia, Counsellor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh emphasised the role of women and praised those who have surmounted difficulties to stabilise their lives and assist the community to develop.
The embassy will always stand side by side with, and support the Vietnamese community in Malaysia to settle down, she affirmed.
At the gathering, Malaysian lawyer Mohd Daud Leong was also invited to help participants learn about the local law on marriage and family.
The southern state of Johor accommodates the largest number of Vietnamese people in Malaysia. In recent years, the number of Vietnamese coming to work here and marrying locals has been on the rise. Many have also seen success in opening and running their own businesses./.
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