Paris (VNA) – National Assembly Vice Chairman PhungQuoc Hien met Vietnamese nationals in Paris on July 8 to acquire their ideasfor national development.
Speaking at the event, Secretary General of the GeneralUnion of Vietnamese People in France (UGVF) Ngo Kim Hung said his organisation wasformed by the late President Ho Chi Minh in 1919 with a view to helpingVietnamese nationals integrate into the host country and connecting them withthe home nation via events during the traditional New Year and holidays.
He added that the UGVF is preparing to celebrate its 100thanniversary with a number of practical activities.
Bui Nguyen Hoang from the Association of Vietnamese Scientistsand Experts (AVSE) in France said born in 2011, AVSE gathers Vietnameseintellects and experts not only in France but also across Europe and NorthAmerica.
Via scientific seminars on development policies,finance-banking, and digital economy, the AVSE wants to provide a platform forpolicymakers at home country and Vietnamese intellects abroad to discusspractical ideas for national development, he added.
NA Vice Chairman Hien, for his part, said the VietnameseParty, NA and government always consider the Vietnamese community abroad,including those in France, an inseparable part of the nation and a bridgestrengthening Vietnam-France ties.
According to him, more than 300,000 Vietnamese living inFrance, including nearly 6,500 students, are important resources that need tobe utilised.
He also updated them about Vietnam’s renovation achievementsover the past three decades, the socio-economic development for 2016 and thefirst half of 2017.
In the afternoon the same day, NA Vice Chairman Hien and hisentourage laid a floral tribute to the late President Ho Chi Minh at his statuein Montreuil park, the suburban city of Montreuil. They are due to wrap upfour-day visit on July 10.-VNA
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
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At the event (Source: VNA) 
