Nghe An acknowledges expatriates’ devotion to local growth
Authorities of Nghe An province met on February 2 with Vietnamese expatriates who returned home to the central locality to celebrate the Lunar New Year, appreciating their contribution to local development.
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Dac Vinh speaks at the meeting with overseas Nghe An people on February 2 (Photo: VNA)
Nghe An (VNA) – Authorities of Nghe An provincemet on February 2 with Vietnamese expatriates who returned home to the centrallocality to celebrate the Lunar New Year, appreciating their contribution tolocal development.
Secretary of the provincial Party CommitteeNguyen Dac Vinh said the authorities consider overseas Nghe An people anintegral part of the province, a major boost to socio-economic development, andan important factor helping to tighten Nghe An’s friendship with foreignlocalities.
He pledged the best possible conditions forexpatriates to return to the province to invest and live. Nghe An is overhaulingpolicies regarding overseas Vietnamese to call for their support.
It hopes that expatriates will remain united,uphold Vietnam’s cultural identities and never forget their Vietnamese origin,he said, voicing the belief that they will keep contributing to Nghe An’sdevelopment and connect the province with other countries.
More than 55,000 people from Nghe An work abroad,accounting for a large portion of total Vietnamese workers abroad.
Overseas remittances sent by expatriates whosehometown is Nghe An exceeded 445 million USD in 2016, making this province oneof the biggest sources of remittances in Vietnam.
The province currently houses 11 projects withregistered capital of nearly 7.9 trillion VND (349 million USD) invested byoverseas Nghe An people.-VNA
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Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Dac Vinh speaks at the meeting with overseas Nghe An people on February 2 (Photo: VNA) 
