Solutions to be rolled out to promote resources from OVs: Official
Overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs in 2024 will focus on two orientations of strengthening the great solidarity of the Vietnamese community abroad and promoting resources from the community, which will be implemented with seven major solutions, stated Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Nguyen Manh Dong at a press conference in Hanoi on January 11.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pose for a photo with OVs joining the Homeland Spiring programme in 2023 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairsin 2024 will focus on two orientations of strengthening the great solidarity of the Vietnamese community abroad and promoting resources from the community, whichwill be implemented with seven major solutions, stated Vice Chairman of theState Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Nguyen Manh Dong at a pressconference in Hanoi on January 11.
The solutions include strengthening policy research andrecommendation, and diversifying measures to encourage OVs, especially youngstersand reputable people, to make contributions to the homeland, Dong said.
At the same time, the committee will support the community in enhancing theirlegal status and settling down, especially in difficult areas, while assisting Vietnameseassociations to complete their organisation and enhance operational efficiency.
More solutions will be rolled out to attract resources fromOVs, while legal regulations, policies and mechanisms related to OVs willcontinue to be perfected, and connectivity among Vietnamese businesses and intellectualsabroad fostered, he said.
The official stated that a plan to organise the day tohonour the Vietnamese language abroad in 2024 will be implemented, along withsolutions to renovate contents and methods of teaching and learning it,thus maintaining the national cultural identity.
Dong underlined that methods to provide information to OVswill also be diversified. Alongside, coordination among agencies in OV affairswill be improved, together with the strengthening of the training of officials forthe work, he added.
Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Nguyen Manh Dong (Photo: VNA)
The official noted that last year, amid challenging globaleconomic situation, the Vietnamese community abroad still made greatcontributions to the homeland.
Notably, the amount of remittances sent to Ho Chi Minh City inthe year rose 35% year on year to about 8.92 billion USD, the highest level ever.
The State Bank of Vietnam estimated that the total amount of remittances toVietnam in 2023 increased 25-30% year on year.
The official underlined that the soft power from the 6 millionVietnamese people in 130 countries and territories has been increasinglypromoted, contributing to strengthening Vietnam’s relations with othercountries.
Affirming the Party and State’s great attention to OV affairs, Dong said that many projects to implement the Politburo’s conclusion regarding OV affairsin the new situation have been carried out, including one to optimiseresources from OVs serving the country’s development in the new situation,which was approved by the Prime Minister in November 2023.
The project focuses on providing the Vietnamese community abroad with morefavourable positions and conditions to develop and make more contributions tothe homeland, stated Dong./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pose for a photo with OVs joining the Homeland Spiring programme in 2023 (Photo: VNA) 
Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Nguyen Manh Dong (Photo: VNA) 
