A ceremony honoring overseas Vietnamese who have made great contribution to Vietnamese community activities abroad will be held in HCMC on April 20 by the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs of HCMC.
The criteria to stand as candidates for deputies to the National Assembly and the People's Council do not distinguish local or overseas Vietnamese. However, they must have only one nationality, which is Vietnamese nationality.
The Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs of HCMC on February 3 announced that the annual meeting between HCMC’s leaders and overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on Tet holidays will be suspended because of the current Covid-19 pandemic.
The Party and State will double their efforts to provide better support and assistance for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the years to come, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Minh Khoi.
Around 300 overseas Vietnamese are expected to attend an annual Lunar New Year meeting with HCMC administration leaders which is scheduled to be held on February 4, announced the municipal People’s Committee.
The State Bank of Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City Branch said that this year, although the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the life of overseas Vietnamese, the amount of remittances transferred to HCMC remains stable.
By the end of 2019, about 3,000 overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs were investing in HCMC with the total capital of VND45 trillion (US$1.94 billion), reported Overseas Vietnamese Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on February 28.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong chairs a get-together on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year on January 22 with veteran revolutionaries, current and former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, and overseas Vietnamese.
