​On the morning of April 28, at Du Long Restaurant - Buu Long Tourist Area (Bien Hoa City); With the approval of Dong Nai provincial People's Committee, the Union of Friendship Organizations hosted Overseas Vietnamese Meeting in 2021.

Attending the Meeting, there were Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoang – Member of Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Nguyen Son Hung - Member of Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Cao Van Quang - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province; Ms. Tran Thi Thu Thuy - Standing Member of the Presidium, Chief Representative of the Southern Office, Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations; Mr. Tran Duc Hien - Vice Chairman of the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and especially the participation of nearly 300 delegates who are leaders of agencies, sectorss and businesses of the province; businessmen, intellectuals, and Vietnamese overseas investors in Dong Nai province and Ho Chi Minh city.

Overview of the Meeting

Speaking at the Meeting, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang reviewed the overall achievements of the province in 2020 and the goals in 2021. She said the Covid-19 pandemic affected seriously to most sectors, fields, people and businesses but the province's economy has developed and achieved growth results. The provincial people-to-people diplomacy has been increasingly expanded and developed. The province is also consolidating the Steering Committee on Overseas Vietnamese affairs to become a communicative channel linking the Party Committee, the government and the people of Dong Nai province with the overseas Vietnamese community in other countries around the world, as well as serving for people-to-people exchange, cultural exchanges and promoting good friendship between Vietnam and other countries.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang delivered a welcome speech.

In Dong Nai, there are about 32,000 Overseas Vietnamese living and working in countries and territories around the world and nearly 18,000 families and relatives of the above number living in the locality. By 2020, Dong Nai has more than 20 Vietnamese enterprises where Overseas Vietnamese join the capital contribution of nearly VND 500 trillion, mainly focusing on the fields of services, education, and real estate business ... In addition, Overseas Vietnamese are also an important "catalyst" for the success of the province's people-to-people diplomacy in the renovation period. Dong Nai government always cares about and supports Overseas Vietnamese when living and working in host countries as well as encourages their participation in the economic - cultural - educational development activities of the province; thereby, wishes to receive attention and contributions to resources and wisdom from the Overseas Vietnamese community as well as their relatives in the locality for a dynamic and sustainable development of Dong Nai.

Annually, on the occasion of the traditional New Year, Dong Nai province holds meetings with the Overseas Vietnamese people and their relatives in Dong Nai province before Tet holidays. However, this year, this couldn’t be performed due to the complicated situation of Covid-19 pandemics, the immigration of Overseas Vietnamese has some restrictions according to the Covid – 19 pandemics prevention and control regulations in countries and Vietnam. Instead, in 2021, Dong Nai province organized the "Spring of Friendship" Program to facilitate meeting the Overseas Vietnamese community in Dong Nai province and Ho Chi Minh City who are businessmen, intellectuals and investors. On this occasion, they can directly communicate with provincial leaders and make recommendations on local polices, contributing ideas to functional agencies in the process of policy formulation and supplementation, creating favorable conditions for Overseas Vietnamese to return to their home countries to participate in investment affairs, contributing to the overall socio-economic development of the province.

Mr. Nguyen Hong Hue - Vice President cum General Secretary of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese exchanged opinions at the Meeting.

At the meeting, Overseas Vietnamese delegates discussed about issues of investment opportunities in the province, expressed their excitement when Dong Nai continued to gain achievements in all socio-economic aspects; simultaneously, hoped the province would continue to create favorable conditions to invest in production and business fields, thereby contributing to providing jobs - income for people, contributing to the provincial budget.

Chairman of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Thanh Tri acknowledged the comments of delegates and emphasized the good meaning of the meeting which was held by the time Vietnamese people in local areas and abroad have paid tribute to Kings Hung – the national ancestors with the most respect and sacred feelings. Although everyone is living in different geographical locations in the world, they always hold their patriotic spirits and always think of another with warm sentiments.

 

Delegates offered incense at Tran Bien Temple of Literature.

Early in the morning, delegates also participated in activities such as: performing incense offering ceremony at Tran Bien Temple of Literature; visiting Buu Long tourist area and booths displaying and promoting OCOP products, typical industrial and agricultural products of the province; watching the documentary film with the title  "Dong Nai on the way of integration and development".