Viet Nam Human Rights
Delegates attend the Homeland Spring 2022 program. (Photo: danviet.vn)
Supporting overseas Vietnamese community
In 2021, the support work for overseas Vietnamese was implemented actively and timely, clearly showing the affection and responsibility of the Party and State in taking care of the community. Facing the complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) promptly allocated funds to support overseas Vietnamese in difficult circumstances in COVID-19 prevention and control in Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Myanmar, Angola, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
In addition, the SCOV has actively mobilized businesses and localities to support medical supplies for the overseas Vietnamese community. So far, the SCOV has mobilized and supported nearly 1 million masks, worth 5 billion VND, and many sets of protective clothing, medical equipment and necessities for the Vietnamese community in more than 20 countries and territories.
The government supports overseas Vietnamese in Laos to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: NDO)
In the context of the very complicated development of the pandemic, domestic authorities and representative agencies of Vietnam abroad have closely coordinated with domestic and foreign airlines to organize many flights to bring Vietnamese citizens from more than 60 countries and territories home safely. In 2021, nearly 600 flights were organized to bring more than 120,000 Vietnamese citizens home.
In 2021, the SCOV had many innovations, diversifying forms of support for overseas Vietnamese to preserve and promote the Vietnamese language and national cultural identity. At the same time, the commission has also actively supported overseas Vietnamese experts and intellectuals in connecting and dealing with difficulties and problems; and promoting startup, innovation and creativity.
Overseas Vietnamese toward the homeland
Over the past year, the role, position and prestige of the overseas Vietnamese community in the host societies have continued to be strengthened and enhanced. Overseas Vietnamese are increasingly becoming an important resource to contribute to the development of the country, both in terms of economic, intellectual resources and even soft resources, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notably, overseas Vietnamese have raised more than 80 billion VND, along with medical equipment and supplies to support the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund and the COVID-19 prevention and control of the homeland. Many overseas Vietnamese have actively cooperated in transferring technology for research, testing vaccines, sharing experience in pandemic prevention with the country, even spending their facilities in Vietnam to serve pandemic prevention, volunteering to return to the homeland to participate in the frontline fight against the pandemic.
Despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, remittances sent to Vietnam in 2021 still increased by 5.2% compared to 2020 - estimated to reach at 18.1 billion USD, according to the World Bank.
Many Vietnamese experts and intellectuals have gathered and established Innovation Networks in the host country and promoted activities toward the homeland such as the Vietnam Innovation Network in the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan, Australia and Europe. Besides, a number of associations and groups were established such as the Union of Vietnamese Youth and Student Associations in Europe; and the Network of Overseas Intellectual Associations Supporting Technological Innovation and Commercialization.
Vietnam receives support from overseas Vietnam for the COVID-19 fight. (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)
The Overseas Vietnamese community increasingly trusts and expresses its desire to accompany and contribute to the development of the country. Particularly, overseas Vietnamese welcomed and highly appreciated the Politburo's promulgation of Conclusion No.12-KL/TW dated August 12, 2021 on the overseas Vietnamese affairs in the new situation, and said that the contents of the Conclusion correctly and accurately reflects the wishes and desires of the overseas Vietnamese.
However, according to Mr. Pham Quang Hieu, Deputy Foreign Minister, Chairman of the SCOV, some overseas Vietnamese still face difficulties and their legal status is not stable. The crime situation in the overseas Vietnamese community in some regions tends to increase and develop complicatedly, affecting the image of Vietnam in the host country.
Although the direct protests of reactionary and extremist organizations and individuals of overseas Vietnamese have been narrowed in size and influence, these subjects have increased their online activities, increasingly taking advantage of "hot and inadequate" issues in the country, especially democracy, human rights, and some historical issues to gather forces or mobilize local authorities to put pressure on Vietnam, he emphasized.
In 2021, the SCOV’s overseas Vietnamese affairs were comprehensively and strongly implemented in the spirit of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and made many outstanding achievements.
In order to implement more comprehensively and strongly the overseas Vietnamese work in the spirit of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, in 2022, the SCOV will focus on implementing two breakthroughs: the work of national unity for the overseas Vietnamese and promote the resources of overseas Vietnamese to serve the development of the country.
In addition, the SCOV will implement seven key issues: Implement the Government's action plan on overseas Vietnamese work for the 2021–2026 period and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' action plan to implement the Government's action plan on overseas Vietnamese work for the 2021–2026 period; strengthen the great national unity; promote resources of overseas Vietnamese for national development; support overseas Vietnamese in promoting their legal status and stabilizing their life; support the overseas Vietnamese community in teaching and learning Vietnamese language, preserve the national cultural identity; strengthen information work for overseas Vietnamese; and continue to strengthen the coordination mechanism between domestic and foreign agencies, consolidating the organizational apparatus for overseas Vietnamese work./.
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Overseas Vietnamese intellectuals have offered suggestions on many important issues of the country, such as technology, artificial intelligence, start-up and innovation, disease prevention, and economic development model.
The "soft" resources of the overseas Vietnamese community have been and will contribute to improving the country's image and position, promoting relations between Vietnam and countries around the world
Vietnam was heavily affected by Covid-19 last year, especially Ho Chi Minh City. However, Vietnam has overcome difficulties to become a bright spot in the fight against the pandemic.
The overseas Vietnamese community is very proud of the country because we have partly contributed to that success, even though it is very small
In recent years, many younger overseas Vietnamese have returned to the homeland to do business and contribute to Vietnam’s development.
patriotism and national pride are inherent in every overseas Vietnamese. This is a great resource to be promoted.
The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic has a history of nearly 70 years. This is one of the pioneering communities in volunteer and humanitarian support activities in both the host country and the homeland.
The young generation of overseas Vietnamese is growing stronger, making significant contributions to the country's socio-economic development, serving as a bridge between the movement of domestic and international youth.
These days, overseas Vietnamese people around the world are returning home for Tet, Vietnam’s traditional lunar New Year Festival.
Contributions by overseas Vietnamese are an important resource for national development, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of overseas Vietnamese investing and doing business in Vietnam is growing. Vietnam is among the 10 largest recipients of overseas remittances in the world.
Many overseas Vietnamese experts and scientists are returning home to contribute their skills and knowledge to Vietnam’s science and technology development.
In recent years, in countries that have a large Vietnamese community, networks of Vietnamese scientists and intellectuals have been set up and connected with those in the homeland.
Overseas Vietnamese have been united in their support for Vietnam’s fight against COVID-19. In 2021, they donated more than 3.5 million USD to the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund as well as medical equipment and supplies .
Many overseas Vietnamese have worked closely with partners in Vietnam to transfer COVID-19 vaccine technology, have shared their experience in containing the pandemic
Overseas Vietnamese have stayed united and responsive to the pandemic and have helped one another to restore economic activity.
We’re happy and honored to receive the warm sentiments that the Party and State have for us.
Despite living far from Vietnam, overseas Vietnamese want to return home and contribute to their homeland.
Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) are viewed an important resource for national development and safeguarding, and young expatriates have proved to be an important part of innovation promotion in the homeland.
Though young expatriates were born and grew up overseas, the Vietnamese origin is the one differentiating them from other foreign investors and intellectuals when coming to work in the country.
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