Within
the framework of the “Friendship Meeting with Overseas Vietnamese” in Dong Nai
province in 2023, Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee Nguyen
Hong Linh and leaders of departments, agencies, sectors and localities of the
province havelistenned to lots of opinions, suggestions and recommendations of
overseas Vietnamese, representing approximately 200 delegates who are
businessmen, intellectuals, and investors who are overseas Vietnamese from Dong
Nai province and Ho Chi Minh City at the meeting.

Overseas Vietnamese had a field visit at the Management Board of Long Thanh International Airport Project
In order to introduce
more clearly the potential and strengths of Dong Nai province, the Organizing
Committee of the “Friendship Meeting with Overseas Vietnamese” introduced the Overseas
Vietnamese to visit the production and processing facilities of agricultural
and industrial products in the provincial industrial zones in Bien Hoa city. In
addition, they were shared by the representatives of Industrial Zones Authority
an overview of the industrial zones of the province, and at the same time, exchanged
and informed about the investment needs in the province. Especially, they had a
field visit at the Management Board of Long Thanh International Airport Project
and the exhibition area of typical OCOP product booths of the province.
Speaking at the Meeting,
Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hong Linh
emphasized that "Dong Nai will support the overseas Vietnamese community
when living and working in host countries as well as encourage and facilitate
for our compatriots abroad to participate in the province's economic - cultural
- educational development activities".

Mr. Tran Dinh Long - Head of Southern
Representative Office, Vietnam - ASEAN Economic Cooperation Development
Association (VASEAN) speaking.
At
the meeting, many Overseas Vietnamese also shared and recommended many specific
and practical contents to participate in the socio-economic development of the
province, such as: Mr. Dinh Vinh Cuong - Chairman of VIENC, Vietnamese in Japan
exchanged about VIENC's connection mission and desire to share business
cooperation opportunities, support for mutual development with Dong Nai Young
Entrepreneurs Association as well as proposed contents to develop activities of
province's young entrepreneurs through cooperation programs for trade and
investment promotion and connection with partners from other countries. Mr.
Tran Dinh Long - Head of Southern Representative Office, Vietnam - ASEAN
Economic Cooperation Development Association (VASEAN) also proposed activities
to connect and exchange people with organizations and businesses from other
countries in ASEAN+3. Thereby, in the coming time, he looks forward to
implementing more specific activities with the Union of Friendship
Organizations of Dong Nai province and the provincial Friendship Associations.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Son, Vietnamese in
Germany speaking at the Meeting
With
successful investment projects and developing new business activities in Dong
Nai and neighboring provinces, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Son - Chairman of TSB,
Vietnamese in Germany also expressed his confidence in the investment and
business environment in the province, and at the same time invited enterprises
with the Overseas Vietnamese investors to come to Dong Nai.

Dr. Le
Hoang The, Vietnamese in Japan sharing his opinions and information at the meeting
Dr. Le Hoang The - Vietnamese in Japan, VOS
ECOSYSTEM HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED said: "With the desire to contribute
and support to find agricultural output for farmers, we look forward to
cooperating with the province to transfer the mushroom growing model to ethnic
minorities in the province". He also shared his experience of bringing
lingzhi
mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) 100%
made in Vietnam to the United States market and selling it on the Amazon international
e-commerce platform.
Chairman of the Dong
Nai Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Thanh Tri acknowledged
and presented his sincere thanks for responsible ideas,
experiences and even suggestions to connect with local agencies, departments
and sectors; at the same time, hoped that the meeting would also be a bridge to
promote exchange and cooperation activities of Dong Nai province with the
overseas Vietnamese community in the coming time for a dynamic and sustainable
Dong Nai; encourage them to join hands to contribute to the development of
prosperity, peace and independence of the nation.
By the end of 2022, Dong Nai has established 9
bilateral friendship associations representing the friendship relations between
Vietnam and Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Russia, Korea, Japan, China, France and
the United States; and the Vietnam - ASEAN multilateral friendship association.
The Steering Committee on overseas Vietnamese affairs has been consolidated,
increasingly affirmed its role as a link between the Party Committee, the
government and the people of Dong Nai province and Overseas Vietnamese worldwide.