State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese honored at the program 'Glory of Vietnam 2025'

For more than 65 years, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese has accompanied the overseas Vietnamese community, spreading national solidarity and building the Fatherland.

Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Nguyen Trung Kien receives the honorary symbol at the program "Glory of Vietnam 2025" presented by Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia and President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Nguyen Dinh Khang. (Photo: Hai Nguyen)

On the evening of June 22, the Vietnam Glory 2025 Program with the theme “Pride and Aspiration” took place at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labor Cultural Palace. The program honored 13 groups and 6 individuals who have inspired creativity, labor and the desire to contribute tirelessly for a strong country.

Among the 13 honored groups is the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SVC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs , the agency that plays a strategic role in connecting more than 6 million overseas Vietnamese in more than 130 countries and territories with the Fatherland, promoting the resources and great sentiments of the global Vietnamese community for the country's development.

In an interview withThe Gioi va Viet Nam Newspaper, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang said: “Being honored at the 'Glory of Vietnam' program is meaningful not only to current officials but also to many generations of leaders and officials of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese.

Over the past 65 years, generations of leaders and officials of the Committee have devoted themselves to the work of national unity, making great contributions to the cause of national construction and development.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang gives an interview to The Gioi va Viet Nam Newspaper. (Photo: Thanh Long)

According to Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, the overseas Vietnamese community has accompanied the nation not only with affection and patriotism, but also through material and intellectual contributions.

“It can be seen that over the past 20 years since Resolution 36 was issued, the overseas Vietnamese community has implemented 421 direct investment projects in 42 provinces and cities with a total registered capital of 1.72 billion USD. The amount of remittances sent to Vietnam from 1993 to 2024 reached nearly 250 billion USD. Along with that, many overseas experts and intellectuals have returned to the country to teach, research, and spread knowledge. In particular, overseas Vietnamese also play an important role in preserving and honoring Vietnamese cultural values ​​and the Vietnamese language abroad,” she emphasized.

Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that these results were achieved thanks to "the persistent advocacy, encouragement and mobilization of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, in its role as a common home for the overseas Vietnamese community.

Established in 1959, the predecessor of the Central Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese is the first agency with the specialized function of assisting the Government in implementing policies towards overseas Vietnamese. Over the past 6 decades, the Committee has accompanied the Vietnamese community in more than 130 countries and territories, gradually concretizing the policy of great national unity, and mobilizing overseas Vietnamese resources for the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

The Committee has contributed to advising on the issuance of strategic documents such as Resolution 36-NQ/TW, Directive 45-CT/TW, Conclusion 12-KL/TW; creating a favorable legal corridor for overseas Vietnamese to integrate into their host country while still remaining attached to their homeland.

In addition to policy achievements, symbolic activities organized by the Committee - from the Homeland Spring program, the overseas Vietnamese delegation visiting Truong Sa, to the Overseas Vietnamese Intellectuals Forum giving advice to the country - have become a strong bridge between the Vietnamese community and the Fatherland.

Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Phu Binh took a souvenir photo with generations of leaders and officials of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese. (Photo: Thanh Long)

In the context of the country entering a new stage of development, the work on overseas Vietnamese is increasingly taking on strategic significance. According to Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Trung Kien, this honor is not only a tribute to the previous generation, but also a motivation for the current generations to continue to innovate their thinking and working methods, and more strongly connect the overseas Vietnamese community with national development.

The Committee has determined the motto “wherever there are overseas Vietnamese, there are organizations”, continuing to support associations, clubs, and networks of Vietnamese youth, intellectuals, and businessmen abroad. At the same time, the Committee focuses on preserving the Vietnamese language, national cultural values, and religion in the community, creating a sustainable spiritual foundation for the movement of overseas Vietnamese to return to the homeland.

Being honored at the “Glory of Vietnam 2025” program is not only a proud milestone in the Committee’s journey of more than 65 years, but also a profound reminder of its mission to continue to promote its role as a reliable bridge, accompanying overseas Vietnamese in building a sustainable, prosperous and prosperous Vietnam.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/uy-ban-nha-nuoc-ve-nguoi-viet-nam-o-nuoc-ngoai-duoc-vinh-danh-tai-chuong-trinh-vinh-quang-viet-nam-2025-318657.html