A delegation of overseas Vietnamese visiting the headquarters of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee

Speaking at the meeting with the overseas Vietnamese delegation, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan expressed his joy and emotion.

Outstanding overseas Vietnamese delegation met city leaders at the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee

According to Mr. Hoan, in the current difficult and challenging economic context, overseas Vietnamese have continuously contributed and supported the city's development.

He said the city's consistent viewpoint in the contents of the "Spring Homeland Program" is to consider overseas Vietnamese as "guests" and wants to create a feeling of "coming home" for overseas Vietnamese.

Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan speaks at the meeting

Through the program, overseas Vietnamese will understand more about Ho Chi Minh City and join hands to build the city. The amount of remittances sent to Ho Chi Minh City in 2023 will still maintain a good growth rate, reaching nearly 9.5 billion USD.

Mr. Hoan emphasized that the development of Ho Chi Minh City in the past, present and future has all been contributed by overseas Vietnamese. He said that many overseas Vietnamese "talk and do", making suggestions and taking action, giving advice on building major projects for the city.

The youngest typical overseas Vietnamese is Pham Viet Ha, 8 years old, living in Australia.

Sharing his feelings during the two-day visit, Mr. Luong Xuan Hoa, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani Province and Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese Association of Thailand, expressed his joy at seeing the city increasingly prosperous and dynamically developing, and felt extremely proud of his country.

Mr. Nguyen Duy Anh, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka - Japan, could not hide his joy during his visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

When witnessing the development of Thu Duc City, visiting the Metro line and many other prominent locations in Ho Chi Minh City, he said he felt very proud to be Vietnamese and happy with the development of the country.

Baby Pham Viet Ha greets President Vo Van Thuong and his wife.

Dr. Phan Bich Thien, a businessman living in Hungary, said that many Vietnamese people in Hungary work in the technology sector and asked the city's leaders to allow overseas Hungarian intellectuals to participate in the project to contribute to the city's development.

In the context of Vietnam positioning itself in the world, she suggested promoting Vietnamese culture to the world but choosing key and unique features. She suggested promoting Ho Chi Minh City as a place with sleepless street food.

According to her, Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general should find their strengths and highlights to leave a deep impression in the minds of international friends. Ms. Phan Bich Thien proposed that Ho Chi Minh City leaders support the organization of "National Unity Day" abroad to unite the Vietnamese community abroad.

Outstanding overseas Vietnamese listen during a meeting with Ho Chi Minh City leaders

Making an impression at the meeting, the youngest typical overseas Vietnamese, Pham Viet Ha, 8 years old, living in Australia, shared that he learned Vietnamese by reading books, his mother taught him and he studied with his teacher.

At the meeting with leaders of Ho Chi Minh City, Ha sang "Vietnam in me" and sent New Year wishes to the delegates and leaders present at the event.

Image of overseas Vietnamese delegation visiting the headquarters of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee. Photo: Hoang Trieu

Source: https://nld.com.vn/doan-kieu-bao-tieu-bieu-tham-quan-tru-so-ubnd-tp-hcm-196240202095318028.htm