HCM City to host OV conference

The organizers – the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) and HCM City People’s Committee – said 500 overseas Vietnamese from 36 countries around the world have registered to join the event.

The conference will discuss the development of HCM City which attracts huge amount of foreign remittances and great contributions from Vietnamese experts and intellectuals living and working abroad. Major subjects will be sustainable development, human resources development, science and technology, intellectual economy, and trade and services development.

The event aims to send a message to overseas Vietnamese in the world affirming that they are an indispensable part and resources of the nation, showing the Party and State’s respect for their contributions and calling on them to join hands in national construction.

Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc and Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh are expected to attend the event, deliver important speeches and meet OV experts, intellectuals and businesspeople.