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PANO – The Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) Conference 2016 under the theme “Overseas Vietnamese joining hands in building Ho Chi Minh City with fast and sustainable development and international integration” wrapped up successfully on November 13. The outcomes of this conference, jointly organized by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were beyond the organizers’ expectations with a number of good and valuable ideas from OVs to better build the country in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular. Joint action Addressing the closing ceremony, the municipal leaders sincerely thanked OVs for their sentiments with and high sense of responsibility for the Fatherland and city, saying that the city authorities highly appreciated all OVs’ opinions, considering them precious resources to address concerning issues faced by the city. The city leaders hoped that OVs, regardless of where they live, would always think of the … [Read more...] about Conference of Overseas Vietnamese wrapped up

Vietnam seeks ways for overseas nationals to maintain nationality Vietnamese authorities are looking for ways to help millions of overseas Vietnamese maintain their nationality as the deadline for the regulation approaches, said a spokesman for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In accordance with the Nationality Law 2008, overseas Vietnamese who do not have valid Vietnamese passports, or who had Vietnamese nationality before the law took effect on July 1, 2009, must re-register with Vietnamese agencies in the country where they reside in order to maintain their citizenship. The deadline for re-regislation was set for July 1 of this year. However, only around 6,000 out of the total 4.5 million overseas Vietnamese have completed so far. The figure is much lower than was expected. "Relevant authorities are checking into the issues related to the procedures before working out the best solution to ensure the legal rights and benefits for overseas Vietnamese communities," … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 22/4