Liaison board for Vietnamese community in South Africa debuts
(VOVWORLD) - A liaison board for the Vietnamese community in South Africa made its first public appearance at a ceremony held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Pretoria on Tuesday.
 Members of the liaison board pose a photo with representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy. (Photo: Hong Minh/VNA) |
Head of the board Le Hoai Nam said its establishment will help them catch up with the latest developments in the community for better connection and mutual help.
It will also act as a bridge connecting Vietnamese people in organizing activities toward their homeland and support Vietnam’s development and encouraging them to abide by the host country’s laws, Nam said.
Addressing the event, Ambassador Hoang Van Loi said the Embassy will help the liaison board which will become the Vietnamese Association in South Africa.
There are nearly 200 Vietnamese in South Africa, who are students, guest workers, and migrants. They mainly live in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape provinces.