A grand ceremony to honor outstanding overseas Vietnamese businessmen was held on November 22nd by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

10 overseas Vietnamese who have reaped excellent rewards in business and investment in foreign countries and made considerable contributions to the homeland via their investment projects in the here, were recognised and honoured.

According to officials, the event aims to highlight their achievements and encourage overseas Vietnamese to invest more in the homeland, thus contributing to the national development.

Also within the framework of the first overseas Vietnamese conference, 4 seminars named “To build overseas Vietnamese communities united, prosperous and directed toward the homeland”; “Preserve and bring into full play traditional cultural features in overseas Vietnamese communities”; “Overseas Vietnamese experts and intellectuals contributing to national construction”; and “Overseas Vietnamese contributing to national economic development” were held on November 21st and 22nd in My Dinh National Convention Center.

Source: TP

Translated by Thu Nguyen