State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs’ delegation visits RoK

During its stay in the East Asian country, the delegation held a series of meetings with representatives of the Vietnamese Association in the RoK, the Vietnam-Korea Business and Investment Association, and the Vietnamese Students Association in the RoK.

During the course of a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese Association in the RoK, Ambassador Nam briefed the participants on the Nationality Law and the draft Land Law and Housing Law (revised).

With regard to the draft Land Law and Housing Law (revised), the committee suggested making amendments to allow OVs the right to inherit and receive land transfers outside housing development projects, Ambassador Nam said.

This comes following 30,000 people giving up their Vietnamese nationality to acquire Korean citizenship since 2011. In addition, there are also 66,000 Vietnamese students studying in the RoK, accounting for 44% of the total number of foreign students there.

Acknowledging the development of the Vietnamese community in the RoK with six associations, the Vietnamese diplomat proposed paying close attention to forming a strong association of Vietnamese women who have got married with Korean men, as well as fellow-countrymen associations to connect with localities back home.

He also called on Vietnamese companies based in the East Asian country to pay attention to promoting Vietnamese products in the RoK.

As part of the visit to RoK, the Vietnamese delegation held a working session with the Embassy of Vietnam and visited the Foreign Workers Support Centre in the city of Ansan.