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Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan meet

As many as 100 outstanding Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan gathered at an event held on May 27 by the Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals in Japan (AVIJ), under the auspices of the Vietnamese Embassy, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan meet ảnh 1At the get-together (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – As many as 100 outstandingVietnamese intellectuals in Japan gathered at an event held on May 27 by the Associationof Vietnamese Intellectuals in Japan (AVIJ), under the auspices of the VietnameseEmbassy, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Planningand Investment.

In his remarks, Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu stressedthat Japan has been a destination for many generations of Vietnamese to work, study and develop their career.

Nearly 500,000 Vietnamese are in Japan, becoming the secondbiggest foreign community in the East Asian nation, he said.

The diplomat stressed that the Vietnamese Party andState always pay special attention to overseas Vietnamese – an integral part ofthe nation – and have issued various policies and guidelines for them.

He lauded contributions by Vietnamese intellectuals,including those in Japan, to the success of such events as Vietnam Summits in2019 and 2021, and symposiums, which attracted crowds of Vietnamese andJapanese intellectuals and businesses.

Hieu expressed his hope that the AVIJ and theintellectual community in general will produce more research studies, and makemore proposals and contributions, helping Vietnam apply Japan’s cutting-edge technologyin socio-economic development.

At the get-together, the intellectuals exchangedinformation and sought ways to boost cooperation, thus forming a dynamic,united community of Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan, with increasing contributions to the development in their homeland, as well as thecollaboration between the two countries./.  
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