Boosting exchanges between OVs and businessmen
(VOV) - HCM City will host a get-together on January 28 for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) who return home for the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
The event’s framework encompasses exchanges between OVs and businessmen and women, stalls showcasing traditional Vietnamese products, and a calligraphy exhibition.
It aims to offer opportunities for OVs and business leaders to meet and foster cooperation for prosperity in the New Year.
Statistics reveal 4.5 million Vietnamese nationals are currently residing in 103 of the world’s countries and territories. As many as two million are originally from HCM City, and most of those now live in developed countries.
In 2012, overseas remittances sent to HCM City were valued at US$4.1 billion—2.4 times higher than the Official Development Assistance (ODA) capital disbursed.