Viet Nam Human Rights
Bold as love between Vietnamese people
13/2/15
More than a
century ago, at the Nha Rong port (Ho Chi Minh Museum - the branch in Ho Chi Minh City), a young
man named Nguyen Tat Thanh had left the country to seek ways to save the
nation. In the evening of February 8th,
at this historic
site a special event named "Spring 2015 - glory homeland" was organized. This is emotional reunion for
overseas Vietnamese (OVs) all over the world with bold love to homeland and the
love between Vietnamese people in the holy time of Tet festival.
The spring with warm love for OVs
This is the first time the
"Spring 2015- glory homeland" Programme was organized in Ho Chi Minh city by the
State Committee for OVs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in
collaboration with the People's
Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. This event was held to
commemorate the 40th anniversary
of overall liberation of the South, country’s unification and the historic place where Uncle Ho was
leaving in search of revolutionary
path to national liberation.
In the warm spring
atmosphere, on behalf of the Party and State President
Truong Tan Sang attended the program, sent his best
regard and wishes to Ovs on occasion of new
Year Spring. More than 700 OVs living in
Vietnam
and many foreign countries and territories around the world had gather to welcome the “Homeland Spring”.
For nearly 10
years, the "Homeland Spring" has been held annually and specialized with traditional cultures
of the country; and warmly welcomed by communities of OVs when New Year comes. This
year's program included a lot of meaningful activities such as offering incense, visiting historical sites, putting carp back to natural
environment, exchanging arts... These
activities had not only brought
happiness in the spring atmosphere, but also reminded of the nation's
cultural values that are
available in the hearts of
OVs.
For OVs who had the opportunity to directly participate
in the activities, this time was really a warm spring. Ms. Pham Thi Anh Thu, OV in France, couldn’t
hide her joy to
welcome spring in the country,
she said that: "I went to
France
to study from the
age of 18, then graduated the
school, working and
residing there. Each
Tet festival, living far from Vietnam, I have had a desire that
to be back home for
Tet with my family and relatives.
This year, received an invitation to
attend the Spring homeland, I was thrilled and really hope for this day.” Before that,
Ms Thu and more than 70 typical OVs had
offered incense at Ben Duoc Martyrs Memorial
Temple and visited the Cu Chi
Tunnels. Ms. Thu said: "Seeing a lot of names of the martyrs engraved
on the walls solemn, I realized clearly that our country had made huge sacrifice and losses for the independence, freedom
and justice as we had now in our country. I wish our country will always be
peaceful and stable to develop”.
Promoting overseas resources
In the country's achievements had gained recently in the
fields of economy, society and culture, there is a big contribution of OVs
community, who are living and working in more than 100 countries and regions over the world. Particularly in 2014, remittances
sent back to Vietnam were about 12
billion dollars, in which $ 5 billion were sent to Ho Chi Minh City. From
2007 to 2013, remittances had been the second largest source of capital after
FDI, higher than ODA.
In total remittances,
cash flow from OVs
in the United States
accounted for 57%, 9% from Australia, 8.4% from Canada,
6% from Germany, 4
% from France ... Previously, remittances
were mainly focused on real estate investments, stocks and deposits,
but remittances are now mostly
invested in manufacturing and trading. According to the State Committee of OVs,
the number of projects
registered by OVs to date was in 2000,
bringing the benefit
of about $ 20 billion per year.
In the context of Vietnam's
economy still faceing many difficulties, the investments and remittances from
Ovs have actively contributed in promoting economic development
and creating jobs for workers. Mr. Tran
Van Canh, OVs in
Belgium,
said that: "I found that most of OVs are
eager to return and
contribute to the country. Not only having economic
benefit but also bringing for the
country modern technology,
new thinkings and approaches”. Canh is a
scientist in the
field of agriculture, he had returned to the country since 2005
and participated in educational activities at homeland. He confirmed: "Giving
our hand to build this country, we will get fruits in
the future ".
During the
seminar "Overseas Vietnamese join with the whole country
in integration and development", an activity in the framework of the Homeland Spring 2015, Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vu
Hong Nam, Chairman
of the State Committee of OVs claimed that: "I wish the bloc of Vietnamese
national unity will be strengthened and the
communities of OVs abroad will be
growing and prosperous, confirming its position and reputation in
resident country. The Party and State will create favorable conditions to help OVs returning home to work, to live and building a strong Vietnam./."
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