A strong contingent of 600,000 Vietnamese intellectuals abroad, mostly in developed countries, have been seen as huge resources for Vietnam’s development, particularly in innovation and technology transfer, an official has said.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has held a number of talks and meetings with numerous high-ranking politicians and business executives of Japan during his first ever visit to Tokyo from Nov. 22 – 25, aimed at promoting the extensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a seminar to foster the pride and responsibility of OVs in the protection of the country’s sovereignty over its seas and islands on November 20.

Overseas Vietnamese in Italy have raised nearly VND300 million (around US$13,200) to finance the repair of schools in remote areas in central Vietnam which were hardly hit by natural disasters last year.

One hundred and fifty teachers from 10 countries and territories in the Asian – Australia region have successfully completed a Vietnamese language training course hosted by the Foreign Ministry's State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage left Paris late Friday (November 5) for Hanoi, concluding a three-day official visit to France at the invitation of French Prime Minister Jean Castex.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 4 hailed overseas Vietnamese’s significant contributions to the fatherland and encouraged the expatriates to help promote the friendship and cooperation between their host countries and Vietnam.

The annual ICI Vietnam Festival, the fourth of its kind, recently took place in Paris, introducing films by young overseas Vietnamese directors to the public.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) launched its portal at https://scov.gov.vn at an online ceremony held in Hanoi on October 23.

Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) are viewed an important resource for national development and safeguarding, and young expatriates have proved to be an important part of innovation promotion in the homeland.