First congress of overseas Vietnamese to open this weekend
VGP - Over 4 million overseas Vietnamese are an invaluable resource which should be mobilized in the cause of national construction.
The 1st Congress
of Overseas Vietnamese will take place on November 21-23 in Hà Nội.
Overseas
Vietnamese entrepreneurs gather in Hà Nội in order to establishe their
association, August 9-10, 2009
This is one of major events
in 2009, reflecting the national unity of Vietnamese people as well as
highlighting the Party and State’s care for overseas Vietnamese, an
indispensable part of the nation.
The organizing board expected
that the Congress will create breakthroughs, including policies for overseas
Vietnamese to strengthen solidarity, preserve national identities and
contribute to the fatherland.
In March 2004, the PM approved
the project on teaching and learning Vietnamese language among the overseas
Vietnamese communities.
Under Decision 135/2007/QĐ-TTg,
the PM agreed to grant visa exemption for Vietnamese nationals, foreign
passport holders of Vietnamese origin and their family members since September 1,
2007 on.
Recently, the National
Assembly revised the Nationality Law which helps overseas Vietnamese to regain
their original citizenship. The amended Land Law allows overseas Vietnamese to own
houses in Việt
