(PLO)- Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City acknowledged that overseas Vietnamese have been contributing to preserving identity and promoting national cultural values, enhancing Vietnam’s position and prestige in the international arena.
On the evening of January 7, the City Party Committee – People’s Council – People’s Committee – Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting for overseas Vietnamese to celebrate the Lunar New Year in 2023.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai, Chairman of the City People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le, Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Tran Kim Yen attended the meeting.
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Overview of the meeting. Photo: BAO PHUONG |
Sharing at the meeting, Ms. Le Thi My Chau, an American expatriate shared, she and her husband always keep in mind that they must try to contribute to their homeland. When she decided to do business in Vietnam, even though she had to go back and forth between the two countries, she still tried to maintain the business.
Over the past 30 years, her husband, Dr. Vo Ta Han, a senior expert in financial consulting in the US, has persistently donated and donated more than 1 million precious books to Vietnam with a total value of millions of dollars.
“From the opportunity to study abroad, live, work, travel to many parts of the world and broaden his horizons, my husband thinks that he needs to help the less fortunate, to help young people succeed, to contribute to the cause. homeland,” said Ms. Chau.
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Ms. Le Thi My Chau had a conversation with Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen. Photo: BAO PHUONG |
Those first books were transferred to the Institute of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City for rearrangement and distribution. Soon following, a book donation ceremony and an exhibition were solemnly held. The late Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, then the Chairman of the State Planning Commission (now the Ministry of Planning and Investment) visited the exhibition in July 1990 and wrote a letter of commendation.
“I have left and come back to see the changes of this city every day. During the pandemic, Ho Chi Minh City is the place that suffers the most consequences. But with abundant human, intellectual and material resources cultivated and fostered over a long time and the generous character of the people here, the city has overcome the pandemic with very encouraging results. We are proud of our contribution to the fight once morest the pandemic in the city,” Chau shared and expressed her belief that the city will overcome the difficulties ahead to develop stronger.
“Today, I can see the image of a proud Ho Chi Minh City, and a Vietnam that blooms following the adversity of the COVID-19 pandemic” – Mr. Vo Thanh Dang (Danny), Singaporean expatriate happy to express.
Mr. Danny Vo said that Vietnam is in the “top 10” of countries in the world that have well controlled the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Mr. Vo Thanh Dang (Danny), an expatriate from Singapore, shared at the conference. Photo: BAO PHUONG |
This further affirms its position and increases the confidence of international investors in Vietnam. In the past year, Vietnam’s FDI increased by 15% over the same period last year, adding 1,570 new projects with a total value of $9.9 billion.
At the same time, total export and import revenue increased by 5.7%, reaching 58.3 billion USD. The Asian Development Bank predicts Vietnam’s GDP to be 7% (6.5% planned) in 2022.
From personal observation, Mr. Danny Vo believes that this is a good opportunity for Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general to seize the advantages to build a brand and affirm, locate the destination, and increase awareness. knowledge of domestic and foreign tourists, creating media attraction from the international community.
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On this occasion, Ms. Le Thi My Chau, American expatriate, Chairman of Vinafirst Company received the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Merit for her outstanding achievements in the prevention of COVID-19 epidemic in recent years. |
According to Mr. Danny Vo, in 2023, the city needs to expand care activities for overseas Vietnamese, especially for overseas Vietnamese who want to return home and live in “full” same-generation communities. international standards”.
He also hoped that the city would strengthen the connecting and spreading role of each expatriate in the host country in terms of business, trade, cultural, agricultural diplomacy and investment cooperation opportunities in areas such as education and training. Education, health, media and tourism…
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai shared that the city’s economic achievements in 2022 with many challenges are due to its strength of solidarity, high unity, and efforts. effort, joint effort and consensus of the whole political system and the whole society.
Including the valuable and very important contribution of the Vietnamese community living, working and studying abroad.
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Deputy Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai spoke at the meeting. Photo: BAO PHUONG |
“We know that many organizations and individuals at home and abroad have made very active contributions, material support and timely gifts in the prevention of COVID-19 of the country and the city. ..
I am very touched when I know that many dignitaries, intellectuals and scientists from all over the world, despite their old age, are still diligently contributing to the country’s development, international cooperation in science, training. many scientific staff for the homeland,” shared Mr. Nguyen Ho Hai.
Mr. Nguyen Ho Hai said that in Ho Chi Minh City, over the years, there have been more than 400 experts and overseas intellectuals working long-term. Nearly 200 intellectuals cooperate directly with universities, hi-tech parks, hospitals…
At the same time, nearly 3,000 companies with overseas capital have been granted business registration certificates with a total charter capital of more than 45 trillion VND. Every year, regarding 30,000 young Vietnamese from abroad return to their hometown to seek business opportunities with start-up projects in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Secretary Nguyen Van Nen interacts with overseas Vietnamese at the conference. Photo: BAO PHUONG |
In particular, there are quite a lot of projects derived from the startup ideas of young overseas Vietnamese returning home from developed economies such as the US, France, Canada, Australia…. In 2022, the amount of remittances will be to Ho Chi Minh City reached 6.8 billion USD. Remittance rate in Ho Chi Minh City always accounts for 40-50% of the country’s remittance rate…
“It can be said that the overseas Vietnamese community is an important catalyst for the success of people-to-people diplomacy. Through cultural and religious exchanges, our compatriots abroad have been contributing to preserving the identity and promoting national cultural values, building the image of Vietnam abroad, promoting , spreading and winning the love of friends from other countries, contributing to enhancing Vietnam’s position and prestige in the international arena.
The respectful and proud contributions of our overseas Vietnamese to the homeland and the country stem from the passionate patriotism of each Vietnamese child, a precious tradition of the Vietnamese nation. – Mr. Hai said.
Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee said that the city hopes that overseas Vietnamese will join hands and join the city government to successfully achieve the set goals. City leaders deeply appreciate the advice and advice of overseas Vietnamese scientists.
On this occasion, the City People’s Committee awarded the Ho Chi Minh City Badge to 12 typical overseas Vietnamese; awarded certificates of merit to 6 groups and 14 individuals.
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Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee awarded certificates of merit to overseas Vietnamese. Photo: BAO PHUONG |
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