VOV.VN - The Politburo’s Resolution 23 calls for a new approach to the overseas Vietnamese community, strengthening ties with more than 6.5 million Vietnamese people abroad and harnessing their knowledge, resources and connections for national development.
The shift in approach toward overseas Vietnamese was highlighted at a nationwide conference on September 3 on studying, disseminating and implementing several Politburo and Party Central Committee Secretariat resolutions and directives.
Representing key contents of the resolution, Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said the resolution was issued following a review of more than 20 years of implementing the Politburo’s Resolution 36 on overseas Vietnamese affairs issued in 2004, as the Vietnamese community abroad has continued to grow and evolve.
According to Resolution 23, more than 6.5 million Vietnamese people currently live in over 130 countries and territories. The community includes an increasing number of experts, intellectuals, scientists, entrepreneurs and highly skilled workers, with some holding important positions in their host countries.
The vast majority have integrated well into their host societies, preserved Vietnamese cultural identity and maintained strong ties with their homeland. They have also made significant contributions to national development and to strengthening friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and other countries.
Resolution 23 sets out three major goals, namely building strong overseas Vietnamese communities that integrate well into their host societies and preserve their national identity; inspiring patriotism, the aspiration to contribute and greater mobilisation of overseas Vietnamese resources; and improving institutions to develop a global ecosystem connecting Vietnamese people around the world.
The resolution highlights the role of overseas Vietnamese as “ambassadors for Vietnamese culture, country and people”, contributing to the promotion of Vietnam’s image, stronger friendship and international cooperation, and the development of the country’s soft power.
It also emphasises national reconciliation, with shared values of national consciousness, patriotism, pride and aspirations for development serving as a foundation for greater solidarity. National interests are identified as the point of convergence, with the country’s future providing a common direction.
The Party and State will listen to constructive contributions from overseas Vietnamese, including different viewpoints that do not harm national interests. The resolution also calls for efforts to remove prejudices, break with the past and look toward the future.
Resolution 23 sets out seven groups of tasks and solutions, focusing on renewing thinking and improving institutions and policies; building united and developed overseas Vietnamese communities; mobilising their resources for rapid and sustainable development and national defence; preserving the Vietnamese language and cultural identity; promoting their role in information and communications; and strengthening organisational structures and coordination mechanisms.
The resolution also expands opportunities for overseas Vietnamese to participate in the country’s political, economic and social life. They will be encouraged to contribute ideas to the formulation of Party guidelines, policies and development programmes and projects.
The approach to overseas Vietnamese resources is also broadened. Alongside attracting experts, intellectuals, scientists, talented people, entrepreneurs and businesses, the resolution highlights strategic areas including innovation, digital transformation, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and biotechnology. It also encourages overseas Vietnamese to help expand markets and promote Vietnamese goods and services abroad.
A notable new direction is the opportunity for overseas Vietnamese to contribute remotely through consultation, training, research, technology transfer, investment connections, market expansion and innovation activities.
The resolution calls for the development of a database and a global network connecting overseas Vietnamese, reflecting a shift from “finding resources” to “connecting resources with domestic needs.”
Minister Trung stressed that work concerning overseas Vietnamese is defined as a responsibility shared by the entire political system and Vietnamese people at home and abroad. It is to be carried out regularly, continuously and comprehensively, with coordinated and focused implementation that remains flexible as circumstances change.
For implementation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will submit to the Government an action programme for Resolution 23, clearly defining tasks, responsibilities, timelines and resources for each agency and locality.
The ministry will also review and amend relevant mechanisms, policies and laws, while developing a database and a map of overseas Vietnamese resources. These will be linked with lists of domestic needs for experts, technology, investment and other resources identified by ministries, sectors and localities.
One notable requirement is the development of a set of criteria to assess the results of work concerning overseas Vietnamese. The assessment will move away from simply counting activities toward measuring effectiveness and concrete changes that can be measured and verified.
According to Minister Trung, the core spirit of Resolution 23 is to raise the position of the overseas Vietnamese community and renew both thinking and methods of implementation. Each policy direction must be translated into specific responsibilities, concrete mechanisms and tangible results.
With coordinated engagement across the political system, the Vietnamese people at home and the support of more than 6.5 million Vietnamese around the world, Resolution 23 is expected to bring substantive changes to work concerning overseas Vietnamese, strengthen national great unity, connect national strength with the strength of the times, and contribute to rapid and sustainable national development in the new era.
VOV.VN - Vietnam's newly issued Politburo Resolution 23 marks a major shift in policy toward overseas Vietnamese by identifying the country's 6.5 million-strong community as a strategic national resource and an integral contributor to national strength, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang said.
The Politburo's Resolution No. 23-NQ/TW on overseas Vietnamese affairs will generate new momentum and inspire confidence among more than 6.5 million Vietnamese living and working abroad in the country’s development prospects, said aerospace mechanical engineer Tran Thang, an overseas Vietnamese (OV) in the US.
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