Hanoi (VNA) - The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Hanoi Bar Association, organised a legal dissemination and consultation session on July 6 in a hybrid format for Vietnamese citizens living, working, and studying in the East Asian.

In his opening remarks, SCOV Chairman Nguyen Trung Kien emphasised that caring for the Vietnamese community abroad has always been one of the key focuses of Vietnam's foreign affairs and national solidarity efforts. This priority has received close attention and guidance from the Party and State through a series of major policies over the past decades.

The legal dissemination and consultation activity for Vietnamese citizens living, working, and studying in the RoK is not only aimed at strengthening the dissemination and education of Vietnamese laws to overseas Vietnamese but also at providing them with information on the legal systems of other countries around the world, thereby contributing to raising legal awareness among the overseas Vietnamese community, helping them integrate well, gain respect, and secure a solid legal status in their host country.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Vu Ho stated that there are currently around 350,000 Vietnamese people living, studying, and working in various provinces and cities across the East Asian country.

This young community, which is quickly growing, and integrating into the host society, has actively participated in various fields and professions while maintaining a strong attachment to the homeland. Therefore, helping them gain accurate and comprehensive information about both Vietnamese and Korean laws, especially regulations related to investment in Vietnam and foreign labour in the RoK, plays a very important role.

As part of the programme, lawyers from the Hanoi Bar Association, the Gyeonggi Central Bar Association of the RoK, and representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy introduced the legal regulations of both countries. They also addressed 12 groups of questions raised by the overseas Vietnamese community, with focus on issues of particular concern to the community, such as labour standards, labour contract signing, wage policies, allowances, insurance, marriage with foreigners, property ownership, and investment regulations in Vietnam.

Special attention was given to new provisions of the amended Law on Nationality and the procedures for applying for or returning to Vietnamese nationality.

After the programme, overseas Vietnamese who still need additional information can cont🦋inue to contact the Vietnamese Embassy in th🥂e RoK or the SCOV for further support./.