Comrade Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the Party Central Committee, acting President, met and encouraged the delegation of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association on the afternoon of March 25.

Attending the meeting were Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Luong, Standing Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Central Vietnam Youth Union; Mr. Dang Hong Anh, Vice President of the Vietnam Youth Union, President of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association; and representatives of the Office of the President, the Central Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Central Vietnam Youth Union, and the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association.

At the meeting, Mr. Dang Hong Anh, Chairman of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association, reported on the organization and activities of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association over more than 30 years of formation and development. From the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Club - the first predecessor organization of the Association and the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs movement (in 1993), under the leadership of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in the youth movement and as a collective member of the Vietnam Youth Union, up to now, the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs movement has spread throughout the country. The young entrepreneur community nationwide not only operates strongly in localities but also connects together into a unified solidarity, creating strength and prestige in the image of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs force.

The Young Entrepreneurs Association has been established in 63 provinces and cities; 2 economic groups (Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, Vietnam Rubber Industry Group); 15 affiliated clubs with a total of nearly 19,000 members; Nearly 300 full-time staff working at the offices of the Central and local Young Entrepreneurs Association; 112 Young Entrepreneurs Clubs under the local Young Entrepreneurs Association. Notably, the Association's member businesses are generating annual revenue of over 40 billion USD (contributing more than 10% of the country's GDP) and creating jobs for more than 5 million workers.

Mr. Dang Hong Anh, Chairman of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association, reported on the organization and activities of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association.

Many generations of leaders of the Association and young businessmen have joined hands to build a large movement, creating many values ​​and unique activities, with important marks such as: Red Star Award - Outstanding Young Vietnamese Entrepreneurs (first organized in 1999) honoring outstanding young entrepreneurs; Vietnam Golden Star Award (first organized in 2003) voting and honoring typical Vietnamese brands and products; Program to vote and award the title of Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs (first organized in 2015) honoring outstanding young entrepreneurs; Vietnam Private Economic Forum (organized by the Association since 2016) is a policy dialogue channel between the Government and the private business community.

International cooperation activities, trade promotion, trade connection, use of each other's products and services; resource mobilization and organization of meaningful social security activities have also been effectively, positively and practically implemented by the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association, leaving a good impression on the image of the Association and young entrepreneurs, which have been recognized and highly appreciated by the leaders of the Party, State and the social community.

Besides, joining the ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs Association and the Asia-Pacific Young Entrepreneurs Association is an important step in affirming the position and image of Vietnamese Young Entrepreneurs to the business community and enterprises in the region and the world.

In particular, in November 2023, the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Movement, with the participation of 1,000 outstanding young entrepreneurs nationwide. Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member and Prime Minister, attended and spoke at the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Movement, in which he acknowledged and highly appreciated the organization and activities of the Association; at the same time, assigned the Association to continue to promote the work of building a strong Association organization at both the central and local levels; continue to make more positive contributions to the country's socio-economic development.

At the meeting, the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association and representatives of young entrepreneurs expressed their gratitude to the Party, the State, ministries and functional agencies for always removing difficulties, making timely decisions for business development, always supporting and accompanying the development journey of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association and the sustainable development of young entrepreneurs; at the same time, they made recommendations and proposed a number of ideas to continue removing difficulties and obstacles in production and business, promoting the most favorable investment and business environment for business development, towards the goal of making the country develop strongly and prosperously.

Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Luong, Standing Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union, and Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan chaired the meeting.

Speaking at the meeting, Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan affirmed that despite having just gone through a period with many difficulties, our country has still achieved many great strides in stabilizing the macro economy, growing in a positive direction, ensuring social security, and a peaceful and stable environment in the context of global conflicts and challenges.

These achievements were achieved thanks to the consensus and joint efforts of the entire political system and the entire population, including the great contributions of the business community, especially the young Vietnamese business community.

According to Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, after the COVID-19 pandemic, many Vietnamese enterprises not only survived but also developed strongly, contributing to creating bright spots in the country's economic picture after the first two months of the year. This demonstrates the potential of the Vietnamese business community in general, and young Vietnamese enterprises in particular, in the face of traditional and non-traditional barriers.

Expressing her joy at the achievements, especially the meaningful and effective movements and campaigns of the Vietnamese young business community in recent times, comrade Vo Thi Anh Xuan said that this is the "sweet fruit" from the efforts of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association in mobilizing members to produce and do business as well as the efforts and constant awareness of the young business community in striving to become rich legitimately.

Noting the vision set by the 13th Party Congress in 2045 and the immediate goal of the country having 2 million enterprises by 2030 associated with the criterion of "quantity accompanied by quality", the Acting President emphasized that new trends of the era such as science and technology, digital transformation, green growth... will become opportunities if the young business community knows how to seize the opportunity, otherwise it will only be a challenge.

From there, comrade Vo Thi Anh Xuan requested ministries, departments, branches, organizations and young entrepreneurs to fully and deeply grasp the Resolution of the Politburo on building a new-era entrepreneurial force to effectively implement it in practice.

The Acting President expressed his hope that the Central Youth Union, the Central Youth Union, the Central Young Entrepreneurs Association and relevant units would continue to grasp the development situation of young entrepreneurs in order to promptly propose and remove difficulties and obstacles arising from practice, and promptly advise the Party, State, Government and National Assembly in a timely manner.

For the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association, it is necessary to continue to innovate in terms of content and form of activities in accordance with world trends, the country's goals, and the needs of the community. Young entrepreneur members need to fulfill both roles well: pioneering entrepreneurs in economic development and being young people who are the pillars of the country.

That responsibility requires every young entrepreneur to always nurture aspirations, have the spirit of daring to think, daring to do, and be ready to contribute their strength, intelligence, acumen, and creativity to the cause of building and developing the country.

"Young people should take on difficult tasks to have their own paths and achieve greater success. Only when young people take on difficult tasks can our country make breakthroughs and develop more strongly. The Young Entrepreneurs Association needs to set a goal that in 10 years, 20 years, the Young Entrepreneurs Association will gather and develop large enterprises on par with the world. Setting such a goal will help us have a goal right now," the Acting President emphasized.

Along with that, the Acting President hopes that young entrepreneurs will constantly learn and improve themselves to develop their capacity and thinking... to keep up with the general trend of the times and the general requirements of the country.

Speaking at the program, Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Luong, Standing Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Vietnam Youth Union, on behalf of the Central Youth Union Secretariat and the Standing Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union, respectfully thanked the Acting President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for taking the time to meet and congratulate the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2024) and Youth Month 2024.

The Central Secretariat of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union respectfully thanks and would like to accept, comprehend and concretize all the opinions and directions given by the Acting President at today's meeting. The Central Secretariat of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union will continue to direct and guide the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Associations at all levels nationwide in proactively organizing specific activities, caring for, nurturing, educating and promoting the young generation in general and the young business community in particular.

The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union pledge to accompany young entrepreneurs to become the core force in the cause of socio-economic development of the country; at the same time, promote the role of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association in uniting and gathering young entrepreneurs, contributing to building a prosperous and happy country.

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