Top legislator meets with OV delegates to Homeland Spring programme
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on January 19 met with 100 delegates representing overseas Vietnamese returning home to attend the 2025 “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme organised by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV).
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man (front row, 4th from right) and OV delegates returning home to attend the 2025 “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme. (Photo: VNA).
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on Januarꦅy 19 met with 100 delegates representing overseas Vietnamese returning home to attend the 2025 “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme organised by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV).
The NA leader stated that approximately 6 million overseas Vietnamese living in over 130 countries and territories form an inseparable part of the Vietnamese nation and serve as an essential bridge between Vietnam and the rest of the world.
He said the Party and State have consistently prioritised OV and issued directives, resolutions, and laws regarding the group, with the Government translating these policies into actionable programmes aimed at mobilising the strengths of Vietnamese abroad to contribute to national development.
Reflecting on 2024, the top legislator noted Vietnam’s significant achievements across various sectors, attributing a vital part of this success to contributions from the OV community.
Man called on the group to continue leveraging their knowledge, expertise, and insights to support the growth of the home country, while encouraging their active participation in policymaking, particularly on laws relevant to them.
He also highlighted the community’s role as a bridge in fostering international cooperation, urging them to pioneer investment, technology transfer, and innovative startups in Vietnam. Additionally, he encouraged the community to connect with international organisations and enterprises to accelerate sustainable economic growth in the homeland.
The NA Chairman also stressed the importance of preserving and promoting Vietnamese cultural identity, urging OV to maintain the Vietnamese language and spread traditional cultural values globally.
Acknowledging challenges facing Vietnam such as climate change, national sovereignty protection, energy security, and digital transformation, he expressed his hope that the group will offer practical suggestions and initiatives to support the NA in its inspection and decision-making responsibilities.
Participating delegates expressed gratitude for the Party’s and State’s consistent support for OV. They affirmed their commitments to contributing more to the homeland and helping realise Vietnam’s aspirations for progress in a new era of national rise./.
Party General Secretary To Lam on January 19 hosted a reception for 100 overseas Vietnamese (OV) representatives from more than 40 countries and territories, who are in Vietnam to attend the 2025 “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) organised by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV).
The “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme 2025 will take place in Hanoi from January 18 to 20 with diverse events and new features, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, who is also Chairwoman of the ministry's State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.
The Homeland Spring 2025 programme is slated to take place in Hanoi from January 18-21, or from the 19th to the 22nd of the last lunar month of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
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The launch of Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, even before the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, is considered a testament to President Ho Chi Minh’s strategic foresight and strong belief in the guiding power of the revolutionary media.
