President highlights role of overseas Vietnamese scientists
President Tran Dai Quang has urged Vietnamese scientists and experts worldwide to take an active part in transferring technologies, training high-quality personnel and other activities serving scientific-technological and socio-economic development at home.
President Tran Dai Quang (R) presents gifts to overseas scientists and experts at the meeting on August 18 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang has urgedVietnamese scientists and experts worldwide to take an active part intransferring technologies, training high-quality personnel and other activitiesserving scientific-technological and socio-economic development at home.
He made the appeal at a meeting in Hanoi on August 18 with100 outstanding overseas Vietnamese in science and technology who came home toattend an innovative network connection programme from August 18-24.
Turning Vietnam into a developed and prosperous nationdriven by high technology is the responsibility and aspiration of Vietnamese fromall over the world, the leader said, stressing that to that end, it requiresjoint efforts of Vietnamese people.
President Quang affirmed that the Party and State alwaysattach importance to policies on attracting Vietnamese talents worldwide tonational development, especially in the context that the Fourth IndustrialRevolution is developing robustly and science-technology have played a decisiverole for developing nations to catch up with advanced ones.
Many policies have also been rolled out in Vietnam, aimingto encourage scientific-technological development, he said, citing theinnovative and creative network as an example.
Valuable contributions by overseas Vietnamese scientists andexperts have helped Vietnam keep pace with the world in terms of technology,the President noted.
He asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to joinhands with the Ministry of Science and Technology, and other relevantministries and agencies to cooperate with Vietnamese scientists, experts andbusinesspeople abroad, thus improving the efficiency of the innovative networks.
Many delegates said they want to return to Vietnam tosupport ministries and agencies through specific projects.
With its existing potential, Vietnam can develop strongly inthe time ahead, they said, suggesting their homeland promote research studiesand applications, and create conditions for startups.
To access the Fourth Industrial Revolution more rapidly andspecifically, Vietnam needs to have a clear legal framework for artificialintelligence (AI), data mining and blockchain, they said. -VNA
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Chiefs of Vietnamese representative agencies overseas talked about the citizen protection work during the 30th Diplomatic Conference, held in Hanoi during August 13-17.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang reaffirmed that amnesty is a humanitarian policy of the Party and State, reflecting the Vietnamese tradition of compassion and winning attention and high praise both domestically and internationally.
Vietnam officially grants limited-term visa-free entry to high-profile foreigners whose presence is deemed beneficial to the country’s socio-economic development.
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Describing Agent Orange as one of the most severe and enduring legacies of the war in Vietnam, Vietnam's former Honorary Consul to Belgium Joseph-Michel de Grand Ry warned that its impact – still affecting generations more than five decades later – could last another two to three decades.
Running from August 4 to September 2, under the hashtag #TuHaoVietNam, the campaign invites participants in two categories: “I Love My Country” video clips and “I Love My Country” check-in photos.
Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP, which took effect on the issuance date, introduces amendments that integrate the procedure for reporting and explaining the demand for foreign workers into the process of submitting applications for work permits.
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The parade and personnel send-off ceremony will officially take place on August 10 at the area surrounding the Statue of King Ly Thai To and Dinh Tien Hoang street of Hoan Kiem ward, with the participation of nearly 3,000 officers, soldiers, and local residents.
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A 21-year-old Indian tourist was successfully resuscitated and treated by doctors at Hoan My Da Nang Hospital after a near-drowning incident left him in critical condition. After three days of intensive care, the man was discharged from the hospital and has since returned to India.
In an document issued on August 5, the PM emphasised the need to stablise living conditions for people hit by floods, landslides, and flash floods in late July and early August in northern and north-central provinces, especially Dien Bien, Son La, and Nghe An which suffered some of the worst damage.
Although millions of Vietnamese were affected by AO, only over 626,000 individuals, including war veterans and their children suffering from dioxin-related conditions, are currently receiving state benefits.
President Tran Dai Quang (R) presents gifts to overseas scientists and experts at the meeting on August 18 (Photo: VNA) 
