VFF officials listen to opinions of Vietnamese expats in Australia
Vietnamese expatriates in Australia raised opinions and expressed their aspirations while meeting with officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee in Sydney on December 7.
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Business Association of Australia Peter Hong (standing) speaks at the meeting with VFF officials in Sydney on December 7 (Photo: VNA)
Sydney (VNA) – Vietnamese expatriates inAustralia raised opinions and expressed their aspirations while meeting withofficials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee in Sydney onDecember 7.
Tran Ba Phuc, Chairman of the Vietnam BusinessAssociation of Australia (VBAA), said the Vietnamese community here number morethan 320,000, along with nearly 30,000 students.
Since this year marks the 45th anniversary ofthe countries’ diplomatic ties and witnesses the upgrade of bilateral ties to astrategic partnership, a number of high-level mutual visits have beenorganised, including a trip to Australia by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuclast March. The VBAA has also worked with Vietnam’ representative agencies toorganise many practical events popularising the country’s images in Australiaand promoting bilateral trade and investment, he noted.
At the meeting, the expatriates pointed outobstacles to applying to keep Vietnamese nationality. They also asked for booksteaching Vietnamese to be posted on the Internet so that their children canhave easier access since similar books in Australia have become outdated.
They raised questions about procedures forinvesting in Vietnam, noting that they want to contribute to the homeland’sdevelopment.
Some representatives of the community alsocalled for policies to be reformed so that they can help apply Australia’sadvanced technologies and experience in Vietnam, especially in the fields ofAustralia’s strength like education and hi-tech agriculture.
Welcoming the opinions, Hau A Lenh, member ofthe Party Central Committee and Vice President and Secretary General of the VFFCentral Committee, noted this visit is a chance to listen to opinions of theoverseas community, including entrepreneurs.
He said he is proud that regardless of whattheir jobs are or what positions they hold, the expatriates still haveconfidence in Vietnam’s development and want to contribute to the homeland.
The official underlined the issue of how tocapitalise on the human resources of nearly 30,000 Vietnamese students inAustralia amid extensive international integration.
That the Vietnamese community is highly regardedand the Vietnamese language was recognised is a good chance to promote thelanguage among young expatriates. However, more support in terms of textbooksfrom the country is still needed, Lenh admitted. –VNA
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Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Business Association of Australia Peter Hong (standing) speaks at the meeting with VFF officials in Sydney on December 7 (Photo: VNA) 
