State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs meets OVs in Australia
A delegation of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) led by its deputy head Mai Phan Dung had meetings with representatives of Vietnamese associations in Australia, during the visit to the country from November 6-10.
The delegation meets with OVs in Canberra, Australia (Photo: VNA)
Sydney (VNA) – A delegation of the State Commission forOverseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) led by its deputy head Mai Phan Dung had meetings with representatives of Vietnamese associations in Australia, during t🌠he visit to the country from November 6-10.
Vietnamese expats in Australia wereupdated on Vietnam’s policies and legal regulations related to OVs in general, and those to encourage overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs and intellectuals towork, invest and do business in Vietnam.
The delegation acknowledgedopinions and contributions of experts and intellectuals, including proposals toconnect Vietnamese intellectuals abroad with enterprises in the homeland toaccelerate the application of scientific research to practice; promoting knowledgetransfer instead of technology transfer, and strengthening activities topreserve the Vietnamese culture and language.
Dung expressed his hope that Vietnamese associations in Australiawill further enhance connection with the homeland, and those in other countries,thus making more contributions to Vietnam’s development through bilateralcooperation programmes between Vietnam and Australia, especially in potentialfields such hi-tech agriculture, artificial intelligence, human resourcedevelopment.
The official said the commission will make every effort to remove difficulties and providepractical support for OVs abroad in general and in Australia in particular.
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The delegation meets with OVs in Canberra, Australia (Photo: VNA) 
