Listen and understand the thoughts and aspirations of overseas Vietnamese.
Báo Thanh niên•23/08/2024
On August 22, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and spoke at the 4th Conference of Overseas Vietnamese around the world and the Forum of Overseas Vietnamese Intellectuals and Experts.
National love, compatriotism
Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the conference was an opportunity to meet and reunite to discuss important and practical issues regarding the country's development, listen to thoughts, aspirations and suggestions.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the 4th Conference of Overseas Vietnamese around the world and the Forum of Overseas Vietnamese Intellectuals and Experts 2024
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates attending the 4th Conference of Overseas Vietnamese around the world
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The Prime Minister said that this is an opportunity to show "national love and compatriotism", and reiterated President Ho Chi Minh's affirmation: "The Fatherland and the Government always miss our compatriots, like parents miss their absent children. That is the human heart, that is the love of a family". Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also discussed and shared some thoughts on three main contents: the world and regional situation; the fundamental factors, viewpoints, achievements and development orientations of Vietnam to further promote the role of the Vietnamese community abroad in the coming time. "We are united in the perception that the world is changing but the identity and values of the Vietnamese nation and people do not change so that we can be proud, brave and confident to rise up", the Prime Minister emphasized.
The country's precious capital
Regarding the issue of further promoting the role of the overseas Vietnamese community in the coming time, the Prime Minister stated that the Party and State have always paid special attention to the work of overseas Vietnamese, and have issued and effectively implemented many policies and guidelines related to this work. The Prime Minister said that since the founding of the Party and the country, the revolutionary cause of our country and people has always received enthusiastic support and valuable contributions from our compatriots across the world. Many compatriots, intellectuals and businessmen have followed the call of the Fatherland and Uncle Ho, promoted their intelligence and contributed to the cause of resistance, construction and defense of the Fatherland. In the early years of renovation, the contributions of our compatriots in terms of both material resources and knowledge, management experience, advice, etc. have helped the country overcome difficulties to achieve the position and strength it has today. The ancients taught that "talent is the vital energy of the nation", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the Party and State clearly identify that compatriots are the precious capital of the country. Sharing the message to the overseas Vietnamese community, the Prime Minister affirmed that the overseas Vietnamese community is an inseparable part and a resource of the Vietnamese ethnic community, which is a consistent and continuous policy of our Party and State.
3 messages, 3 directions, 3 focuses
Providing information on major orientations for national development in the coming time; based on the consistent viewpoints of the Party and State and the contributions of the overseas Vietnamese community, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared 3 messages with the people, along with 3 orientations and 3 focuses in the work related to overseas Vietnamese.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates attending the 4th Conference of Overseas Vietnamese around the world
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Regarding the "3 messages", the Prime Minister emphasized that the overseas Vietnamese community is an inseparable part and a resource of the Vietnamese ethnic community, which is a consistent and continuous policy of our Party and State. The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 50th anniversary of National Reunification Day, which will be an opportunity to promote and develop the spirit of great solidarity and national harmony, looking towards the future. In addition, the country expects and trusts the overseas Vietnamese community in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland - a great source of strength for the nation. The Prime Minister affirmed that the success of our compatriots is also the success of the country. "The country is proud of our compatriots abroad. The country cherishes the feelings, listens thoroughly, sees clearly and understands all the thoughts and aspirations, and highly appreciates the valuable contributions of the overseas Vietnamese community for the homeland and the country", the Prime Minister emphasized. Regarding the "3 orientations", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that the work related to overseas Vietnamese must fully demonstrate and promote the tradition of great national unity. All policies must thoroughly grasp this spirit. In addition, it is necessary to promote the enormous resources and patriotism of our compatriots abroad towards their homeland and country; at the same time, it is necessary to demonstrate more strongly, positively and effectively the sentiments, trust and responsibility of our Party and State in caring for the overseas Vietnamese community. The work related to overseas Vietnamese must be synchronous, comprehensive, inclusive and clearly defined as the responsibility of the entire political system and the entire people, combining the building of mechanisms and policies with the work of mobilizing and supporting the community.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh takes a photo with delegates attending the Conference.
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Regarding the "3 focuses", the Prime Minister stated that the key goals are to support compatriots to stabilize their lives, do business with peace of mind, integrate well and develop strongly in the host country's society; build a strong and cohesive community; care for, support and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the community. Continue to promote and at the same time find new motivations to connect the community with each other and between the community and the homeland and the country. Constantly innovate methods of supporting and mobilizing overseas Vietnamese to contribute to national construction, promote the potential and strengths of overseas Vietnamese to contribute to the homeland and the country, and build the identity of overseas Vietnamese. "The responsibility to protect the legitimate and legal rights and interests of the overseas Vietnamese community is the responsibility of the entire political system and the entire people under the leadership of the Party, in order to maximize the strength of the overseas Vietnamese community in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland", the Prime Minister stated. The Prime Minister pointed out that building and developing the Vietnamese community abroad is an important bridge, resource, and driving force to promote the process of deep, substantive, and effective integration, promoting the strength of great national unity so that our country can catch up, progress together, and surpass in today's world.
Suggestions on science and technology for national development
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the Party, State and Government will always create conditions and ensure the legitimate rights of people regarding land, housing, nationality, residence, investment and business environment, etc. The Prime Minister reiterated the direction of General Secretary and President To Lam, who affirmed the need to focus on removing difficulties and obstacles in institutions, facilitating activities to contribute to national construction. "Please continue to be ambassadors of Vietnam, making the Vietnamese nation, the descendants of the Dragon and Fairy, famous, promoting and spreading Vietnamese culture and Vietnamese values. The country will always stand side by side, committed to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of our people," said the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister also called on the overseas Vietnamese community to contribute ideas on science and technology to develop the country, especially in new fields such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence. The Prime Minister expressed his delight at the strong presence of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts in universities, research institutes and multinational corporations around the world. He encouraged them to continue proposing specific projects that directly contribute to the country's development.
Proposal to facilitate overseas Vietnamese to regain Vietnamese nationality
Speaking at the conference, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said that the overseas Vietnamese community has grown strongly in both quantity and quality. From about 4.5 million people in 109 countries and territories in 2016, there are now more than 6 million people living and working in 130 countries and territories. Of these, the number of people with university degrees or higher accounts for about 10%, equivalent to 600,000 people. In most areas where Vietnamese people live, associations have been established.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hopes that the 4th Conference will continue to become the "Dien Hong Conference" of overseas Vietnamese.
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Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that overseas Vietnamese are increasingly asserting their position in the host society and actively contributing to promoting multifaceted cooperation between the host country and Vietnam. In addition, overseas Vietnamese have also become an important resource in the process of building and developing the country. Over the past 30 years, the total amount of remittances sent to Vietnam has reached more than 200 billion USD, equal to the amount of foreign direct investment disbursement in the same period. By the end of 2023, overseas Vietnamese had invested in 421 projects with a total registered capital of 1.72 billion USD, along with thousands of enterprises with investment capital of Vietnamese people residing abroad.
Please continue to be ambassadors of Vietnam, glorifying the Vietnamese nation, the descendants of the Dragon and Fairy, promoting and spreading Vietnamese culture and Vietnamese values. The country will always stand shoulder to shoulder, committed to protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of our compatriots.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh
Mr. Hoang Dinh Thang, member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, President of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe, said that there should be a breakthrough policy to facilitate overseas Vietnamese to regain Vietnamese nationality, while retaining foreign nationality and determining nationality for children of mixed Vietnamese descent. Many countries have changed their nationality policies for immigrants, so many Vietnamese people have requested to renounce Vietnamese nationality to acquire foreign nationality, and now wish to regain Vietnamese nationality while retaining foreign nationality.
Mr. Hoang Dinh Thang, Member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, President of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe
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Mr. Thang said that this legitimate aspiration of the people is to maintain a close legal relationship with the Vietnamese state and pass it on to future generations. Although there are regulations, however, in practice it is very difficult to implement, many regulations and documents cannot be implemented, leading to very few people being able to regain Vietnamese nationality while retaining foreign nationality, while the number of people wishing to do so is very large. In addition, Mr. Thang also said that it is necessary to consider adjusting and supplementing regulations allowing overseas Vietnamese to participate in elections and elections to the National Assembly. In addition, expanding the permission for overseas Vietnamese associations to become members of domestic political and social organizations... After many years of investing and doing business in Vietnam, Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen realized that now is the best opportunity for overseas Vietnamese to return to do business in Vietnam. Regarding talent attraction, he said that the Government should have a strategy to attract overseas Vietnamese students and young people to intern, start businesses, and participate in community projects in Vietnam to help them connect with their roots and bring new initiatives. He also suggested that the Government should allow testing of new technologies and new business models without requiring many licenses. There are young Vietnamese technology entrepreneurs who have pioneered the creation of new technologies that have never existed in the world; but when they bring them back to Vietnam, they are still limited by Vietnam's policies that are not compatible with international ones.
Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen proposed many recommendations at the conference.
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He also suggested that the Government create favorable conditions for young overseas Vietnamese to apply for Vietnamese citizenship while still retaining their foreign citizenship, making ID cards, etc. to be able to settle down in Vietnam for a long time. Vietnam has made clear progress in promoting digital transformation, but it is still necessary to plan "technology clusters" with modern digital infrastructure, located in large cities and key economic zones, where businesses and technology startups can interact, share knowledge, and collaborate on research. "We should have special mechanisms to promote technology incubators and venture capital because they are key components in the innovation ecosystem, helping creators create new technologies and commercialize those technology products," Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen proposed.
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