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| Delegates at the event in Hanoi (Photo: vtv.vn) |
The event was held by the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (BAOOV), Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese and Union of Associations of Vietnamese Businesses in Europe under the auspices of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice President of BAOOV Peter Hong said that the number of overseas Vietnamese amounts to some 5.3 million people, they live and work across 130 countries and territories worldwide.
Wherever they are, overseas Vietnamese are always an integral part of the Vietnamese community and are an important resource in contribution to the nation’s construction, development and defense, he said.
Peter Hong said that he is looking forward to receiving comments from participants of the event in a bid to connect Vietnamese entrepreneurs around the world; call for and attract resources of Vietnamese individuals and collectives abroad to build and develop the economy at home.
According to Mr. Nguyen Phu Binh, Head of the Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese, in 2021, the amount of remittances to Vietnam still increased to reach 18.1 billion USD and saying that the overseas community invested more than 1.7 billion USD in nearly 400 projects in Vietnam, while their enterprises have contributed to job creation, technology transfer, and socio-economic development in many localities throughout the country.
He said he hopes to promote the effectiveness of the remittance and investment sources.
Deputy Head of the Foreign Ministry's State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Ngo Huong Nam said in each stage of the country's development, there has always been a significant contribution from the overseas Vietnamese, including overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs.
Over the past years, attention has been paid to mobilizing and promoting resources from the overseas community, with works underway to push for the formation of a network of presidents of business associations abroad, he stressed.
At the event, participating businesses said that they want to strengthen their connection with domestic businesses to boost the exports of Vietnamese goods to foreign markets./.