Nguyễn Trung Kiên, chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, talks to Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Hằng about the most significant shifts in the Party’s thinking regarding the role and status of the overseas Vietnamese community as outlined in Resolution 23 and breakthrough solutions to bring about a distinct transformation in overseas Vietnamese affairs while building an effective ecosystem connecting the State with the diaspora.
Overseas Vietnamese are always looking back toward home, and though they contribute in many different ways, they all share the common goal of preserving and protecting our heritage, said principal of the Vietnamese-Khmer Friendship Primary School in Prey Veng Province in Cambodia, Nguyễn Văn Hào.
Việt Nam–Kyrgyzstan relations are gradually moving from potential to substantive cooperation.
The country also combines political stability, a favourable location, a market of more than 100 million people and broad international integration. As multinational companies diversify supply chains, these attributes make Việt Nam an attractive long-term destination.
For younger generations born and raised abroad, their connections with Việt Nam may begin with simple things such as the Vietnamese language, family memories, music, cuisine or cultural experiences.
Mexico wishes to continue working with Việt Nam in areas of mutual interest and make use of platforms such as APEC and the CPTPP, as well as the linkage between the Pacific Alliance and ASEAN, to enhance connectivity between Latin America and Southeast Asia, according to the ambassador.
Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Dương speaks to Associate Professor Trần Đình Thiên, former director of the Việt Nam Institute of Economics under the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences, about driving forces behind Việt Nam’s new development model.
The strategic cooperation between Việt Nam and Singapore holds potential for enormous value creation, says Professor Vũ Minh Khương of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
The first Việt Nam–Singapore Strategic Dialogue established a regular channel for addressing strategic issues and translating high-level commitments into concrete projects.
Among the resolution’s new elements, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng said it identifies OVs for the first time as an inseparable part of the nation and as one of the country’s most important strategic resources contributing to national collective strength.
In an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency correspondents ahead of Việt Nam’s National Day, Marcelo Rodriguez, head of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of Argentina (PCA) Central Committee said the orientations adopted at the 3rd plenum are of significant importance to efforts to improve governance capacity, promote innovation, apply new technologies and strengthen the country’s self-reliance.
VNU School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts lecturer and artist Nguyễn Thế Sơn has spent years working in public art, urban memory and creative projects. He spoke to the media about the relationship between preserving and promoting cultural and historical value alongside economic development, with the aim of making culture a genuine resource for development.
Prof. Vũ Minh Khương of the National University of Singapore said a notable feature of Singapore’s approach was its ability to quickly adjust legislation and government structure to keep pace with technological development.
Chairman of Vietnamese community in Fukuoka, Japan; member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, and General Secretary of the Global Network for Vietnamese Language and Culture Training, Nguyễn Duy Anh strongly agrees with how Resolution 23 places the preservation of the Vietnamese language within a broader vision: building an overseas Vietnamese community that remains closely attached to the homeland while integrating and contributing positively to their host societies.
The UK-Việt Nam partnership has deepened mutual trust not only between the two countries, but between the UK and the wider ASEAN partners, British Ambassador to Việt Nam Iain Frew has told the Vietnam News Agency.
Mexican journalist Pedro Estrada Vega said the revolution’s historical values continue to be reflected in today’s image of a peaceful, dynamic and increasingly integrated Việt Nam.
Hà Anh Đức, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of Health, spoke to Vietnam Plus about the sector’s plans to strengthen pre-hospital emergency services in the new period.
Việt Nam is the first Southeast Asian country to establish such a mechanism with the PAP.
