Officials and overseas Vietnamese delegates in a group photo at the Xuan Que huong programme (Photo: VNA) HCM City, (VNA) – Over 1,000 delegates representingmore than 6 million Vietnamese living in all continents attended the "Xuan Que huong" (Homeland Spring) programme in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.
The event is held annually on the threshold ofthe Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest and longest festival in a year ofVietnamese people – for outstanding Vietnamese people living abroad.
Many delegates said though living far from the homeland, theyhave nurtured their love of and maintained close bonds with the home country.
Speaking at the event, Nguyen Ngoc Luan from Australia said withthe wish to find a place for Vietnamese farm produce on the international market,his company (Meet More Coffee) has focused on coffee and gained certain successin introducing products from Vietnamese coffee to international consumers.
“Overseas Vietnamese always look towards the homeland and areproud of the nation. We hope that mechanisms in Resolution 98 will open upopportunities for us to contribute to the city and the country,” Luan said.
Tran Dinh Thang from the US noted the Vietnamese intellectual communityin the US have great potential, so a suitable model to develop connectivitywith OVs is needed in order to fully tap this resource for Vietnam’sdevelopment.
Dinh Vinh Cuong from Japan stressed that the traditional valuesand patriotism are the source of motivation for every OV to work to contributemore to the Fatherland’s prosperity.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCM City Phan Van Maiacknowledged the remarkable contributions of OVs to the city’s economic and socialattainments in 2023. Sharing with the OVs the city’s development plans thisyear, he hoped OVs continue to make recommendations to the city and helpconnect the city with resources so that it can effectively implement thoseplans./.
