Hương Việt magazine – cultural bridge connecting Việt Nam, Germany

BERLIN – Established with the mission of being a cultural bridge between Việt Nam and Germany, for the last 15 years, Hương Việt, an online magazine of Vietnamese people in Germany, has kept promoting its role and maintaining its position as a leading Vietnamese electronic information site in Germany.

An art performance presnted by Vietnamese people living in Germany at a cultural exchange programme taking place in Augsburg, Germany on celebration of 10th anniversary of the Hương Việt magazine in July 2019. The online magazine celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Photo courtesy of Tạp Chí Hương Việt

Vietnamese media assess the magazine as an important information channel, especially for Vietnamese people living, studying, and working in Germany and the EU.

Launched on January 24, 2009, Hương Việt updates information about the Vietnamese community, the homeland, and Germany, which helps more than 200,000 overseas Vietnamese people in Germany better integrate into the host community.

The magazine also joins in organising or sponsoring dozens of annual community events in Germany. Notably, it also co-organises cultural events, sports, music, exhibitions, beauty contests, and singing contests, aiming to help overseas Vietnamese preserve and promote the Vietnamese cultural values and strengthen solidarity in the Vietnamese community.

The magazine organsised a trip for overseas Vietnamese to return to Việt Nam to hand over the condolence book of the magazine’s readers to the family of General Võ Nguyên Giáp and visit Trường Sa.

In 2024, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Hương Việt magazine and the 50th anniversary of Việt Nam – Germany relations, the magazine is preparing a special programme promoting Vietnamese culture.

With efforts and contributions for more than a decade, Hương Việt Magazine and its Editor-in-Chief Phạm Khánh Nam have received many awards, and certificates of merit from agencies at all levels. VNA