Speaking at the opening of the conference, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son expressed his emotion when more than 400 delegates from more than 40 countries and territories gathered in the country, bringing with them their sentiments and passionate voices for their homeland; along with millions of overseas Vietnamese around the world following the conference via online platforms.
Mr. Son emphasized that the conference of overseas Vietnamese worldwide has been held three times in 2009, 2012, and 2016 with the direct participation of more than 2,000 overseas delegates. The contents related to overseas Vietnamese have truly become the "Dien Hong Conference" of overseas Vietnamese. Valuable opinions and many policy recommendations of overseas Vietnamese have been received, studied, and transformed into policies and legal regulations by domestic agencies.
According to Mr. Son, clear evidence is a series of new policies in areas such as identity cards, land, housing, and real estate business that have been issued to create favorable conditions for people returning to the country to live, work, invest, and do business, aiming to ensure the rights of people abroad, equivalent to those of people in the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has coordinated with local departments and agencies to organize many meaningful activities such as: the Homeland Spring program; overseas Vietnamese delegates returning to attend the Hung King's death anniversary; visiting the soldiers and civilians of Truong Sa island district and DK1 platform; Vietnam summer camp; Vietnamese language honoring day. Bringing generations far from home back to the homeland contributes to fostering feelings for the homeland. From there, it ignites the desire, dedication, and joins hands to contribute to the development of the country.
Expressing his joy that 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 which, the number of people with university degrees or higher accounts for about 10%, equivalent to 600,000 people, Mr. Son affirmed: Overseas Vietnamese are increasingly affirming their role and position in the host society. Some people of Vietnamese origin have deeply participated in the local political system at all levels; many Vietnamese businessmen are on the list of billionaires in the world; many overseas experts, intellectuals, and artists have been honored at international awards, contributing to the glory of Vietnam's reputation and position. At the same time, overseas Vietnamese are also one of the bridges, contributing more and more proactively and positively to promoting multi-faceted cooperation between the host country and the homeland.
Over the past 30 years, the total amount of remittances sent back to the country has reached more than 200 billion USD, equivalent to the amount of foreign direct investment disbursement in the same period. By the end of 2023, overseas Vietnamese had invested in 421 foreign direct investment projects with a total registered capital of 1.72 billion USD; along with thousands of enterprises with investment capital from Vietnamese people living abroad. These are quantifiable numbers, besides there are many contributions of gray matter and intelligence that cannot be measured.
2024 marks the 20-year journey of implementing Resolution 36 of the Politburo on work with overseas Vietnamese. According to Mr. Son, this is an opportunity for us to draw valuable experiences and lessons to bring the work with overseas Vietnamese to a new level, in line with the requirements of national development in the new situation, meeting the legitimate aspirations of our compatriots.
According to Mr. Son, this year's conference chose the theme "Overseas Vietnamese join hands to realize the aspiration to develop the country" with many new points and expectations. For the first time
Within the framework of the conference, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to organize the Forum of Vietnamese Intellectuals and Experts Abroad. The forum will be an opportunity for overseas experts and intellectuals to discuss development trends in the world and the region; give advice on issues of green and sustainable development of the country; and expand the Innovation Network.
“We expect the 4th Conference focusing on the Forum of Vietnamese Intellectuals and Experts Abroad in 2024 to be a “Dien Hong Conference”, focusing on collective intelligence, increasing national solidarity, promoting the resources, potentials and strengths of overseas Vietnamese for the development of the country, so that our compatriots at home and abroad can join hands to realize the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country,” said Mr. Son.
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