The Party and State of Vietnam always ensure legitimate rights and interests for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in terms of land, housing, nationality, residence, investment and business, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was quoted by the Government News as stating at the 2024 forum of OV intellectuals and experts, which opened in Hanoi on August 22 morning in the framework of the 4th World Conference of OVs.

The PM highlighted the importance of the forum, which shows the special attention of the Party and State for the OVs while affirming the role and contribution of the Vietnamese living abroad to the country.

He expressed his belief that the OVs, a source of strength of the nation, will make more contributions to building and defending the Fatherland.

The Government leader underlined the need to uphold the spirit of patriotism and utilize the great resources of OVs towards their homeland, adding that Vietnamese living abroad should be assisted to stabilize their lives and integrate into host country’s society, and build a strong and cohesive community.

More than 500 delegates from 43 countries and territories joined the events in the framework of the 4th World Conference of OVs, which will take place in 4 days, starting from August 21, to discuss various topics in order to put forward new and practical solutions in diverse areas, particularly high technology, sustainable development, and innovation.

The events will provide OVs with an opportunity to meet, exchange, share ideas and make contributions to the country's development process.

The conference is expected to contribute to consolidating and enhancing the connections between OV experts, intellects and businesses, and domestic agencies, encouraging OVs to participate in the nation's development projects.

Over the past 30 years, the total amount of remittances transferred to the country reached more than US$200 billion, equivalent to the total disbursed volume of foreign direct investment capital in the same period.

By the end of 2023, OVs invested in 421 foreign direct investment projects with a total registered capital of $1.72 billion.