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Da Nang welcomes overseas Vietnamese home for Tet

Authorities of the central city of Da Nang held a gathering on January 17 with overseas Vietnamese (OVs) who returned to the homeland to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Da Nang welcomes overseas Vietnamese home for Tet ảnh 1Bao Hoa, an expatriate in the US, speaks at the gathering of overseas Vietnamese and Da Nang's authorities on January 17 (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) – Authorities of the central cityof Da Nang held a gathering on January 17 with overseas Vietnamese (OVs) who returnedto the homeland to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Ho Ky Minh offered the best wishes to the OVs and affirmed that DaNang always creates the best possible conditions for them to return to visittheir families, make investment and do business so as to boost the city’sdevelopment.

Highlighting the city’s socio-economic achievementsin 2019, he emphasised that over the past years, many expatriates who areentrepreneurs, experts and intellectuals have greatly supported Da Nang inforeign investment attraction, health care, culture, sports and humanitarianassistance.

Last year, the flow of remittances to Da Nangreached 170 million USD, which has contributed to the city’s development, Minhadded.

On behalf of the OVs, Bao Hoa, an expatriate inthe US, thanked the municipal administration for creating favourable conditionsfor them every time they come home.

He said they will continue introducing Da Nangto foreign investors and encourage more OVs to join hands in developing Da Nanginto a worth-living, friendly, civilised and modern city./.
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