Hanoi (VNA) – More than four decades of Doi Moi (renewal) have transformed Vietnam from a struggling economy into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing, a transition that instils great pride in the Vietnamese community in Malaysia over the nation’s rising international stature.
Tran Thi Chang, President of the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association, said she is particularly struck by Vietnam’s ability to sustain rapid growth while safeguarding its cultural identity and traditional values. Numerous tangible and intangible heritages have earned UNESCO World Heritage status, and the distinct cultures of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups remain protected and upheld, contributing considerably to national progress.
With the current GDP trajectory, modernising transport and technology infrastructure, and a wave of new projects driven by strategic Party leadership, Chang said Vietnam is poised for even stronger advancement in the coming years.
She praised ongoing efforts to restructure State agencies, eliminate redundancies, streamline administration, and accelerate digital technology adoption across sectors. These reforms, she said, will facilitate sustainable growth and enable Vietnam to achieve its ambitions for 2030-2045.
To fully pool OV resources in the new development phase, Chang suggested that the State study breakthrough policies for OVs in citizenship rights, talent attraction, and investment.
On the cultural front, she urged greater investment in online Vietnamese language curricula and overseas cultural hubs to engage younger generations born abroad. She also proposed regular summer camps, cultural tours, and internships at Vietnamese companies for OV students, along with support for them to launch businesses back home.
For administrative reform, Chang advocated digitising OVs-related procedures via mobile apps and creating one-stop legal assistance units in major cities to handle investment, civil status, and residency matters
Nguyen Thi Lien, who has spent more than a decade engaged in community work and Vietnamese language teaching in Malaysia, voiced strong support for the Politburo’s Resolution 57 on breakthroughs in science and technology, innovation and national digital transformation.
She highlighted the resolution’s focus on tapping more than 600,000 OV intellectuals and experts to drive “leapfrog” development, calling it clear evidence of the Party and State’s commitment to harnessing their role and potential.
Lien called for continued concrete policies to further enhance the role of Vietnam’s overseas missions, encourage OVs to build strong communities and stay connected to their homeland.
Greater connectivity, especially for younger generations, to engage directly in political, cultural, economic, and social activities would bolster national unity and maximise collective overseas contributions to Vietnam’s development, she said./.
Broader consultation policy with overseas Vietnamese receives positive response
According to Ho Quynh Lan, leader of the Vietnam Business Association in Singapore and deputy head of the liaison board of the Vietnamese Community in the city-state, the Party and State’s decision to open broader channels for policy consultations demonstrates greater openness and democracy of the Vietnamese Government.
