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Tao Ngoc Tu (Overseas Vietnamese in Poland), Founder and Chairman of Tan-Viet Group Poland:

Overseas Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Need Stability to Commit for the Long Term

In the current context, what matters most to businesses is the ability to make timely decisions, the space for innovation, and a stable yet flexible policy environment. Vietnam’s continued efforts to promote private sector development and improve the investment climate in 2025 further strengthen confidence for both domestic and foreign enterprises to make long-term investments.

Tao Ngoc Tu (Overseas Vietnamese in Poland), Founder and Chairman of Tan-Viet Group Poland.

When the private economy is affirmed as a key driver of the national economy, enterprises gain a solid basis to participate more deeply in global value chains. The orientation toward developing large private enterprises helps enhance international competitiveness, while small and medium-sized enterprises, household businesses, and family-based economic activities remain the foundation that sustains the resilience of the economy.

In reality, the private economy is clearly present at the grassroots level. I once visited a coffee-growing household with just one hectare of land that, thanks to sustainable production and Rainforest Alliance certification (an international certification for sustainable agriculture, environmental protection, and labor rights), was able to create high-value products and secure stable livelihoods for the entire family. Millions of similar models are quietly generating the endogenous strength of Vietnam’s economy.

Do Quang Ba, President of the Vietnam-Japan International Exchange Organization:

Sowing the Seeds of Friendship Through Foreign Youth and Students

People-to-people diplomacy should be expanded with an emphasis on early engagement with the younger generation internationally, particularly youth and students. Building friendships from an early stage will lay a foundation for sustainable, long-term people-to-people relations.

More than six million overseas Vietnamese constitute an important resource. With deep understanding of local societies, legal systems, and cultures, overseas Vietnamese can directly participate in people-to-people diplomacy through creative exchange activities such as painting, short filmmaking, sports, and academic exchanges. These forms of interaction help foster natural relationships that are easy to sustain over time, while also supporting partner connections and countering misinformation about Vietnam. To fully leverage this role, clearer and more substantive coordination mechanisms are needed between domestic agencies and reputable overseas Vietnamese individuals and associations, especially intellectuals and entrepreneurs.

Do Quang Ba, President of the Vietnam-Japan International Exchange Organization.

It is necessary to effectively leverage the network of foreign non-governmental organizations currently operating in Vietnam. Volunteer programs should be aligned with the practical needs of local communities, such as English language teaching, child support, environmental protection, and heritage preservation, while also creating opportunities for volunteers to experience Vietnamese cultural life through homestays with local families, participation in festivals, and learning the Vietnamese language. International volunteers should be connected with Vietnamese youth to foster two-way relationships that continue beyond the end of the programs. International students studying in Vietnam also need to be given attention as a future force of “people’s ambassadors.”

Dr. Phan Bich Thien, President of the Vietnamese Women’s Forum in Europe:

Viewing Overseas Vietnamese as Partners, Not Merely Targets of Outreach

People-to-people diplomacy needs to shift from one-way promotion to connection and co-creation, with a focus on education, science, culture, and innovation - fields that generate long-term impact and help avoid superficial, short-term activities.

Digital transformation should be implemented in a substantive manner through multilingual information platforms on Vietnam’s culture, history, and cooperation opportunities, professionally operated in the digital space and across social media.

Dr. Phan Bich Thien, President of the Vietnamese Women’s Forum in Europe.

For the overseas Vietnamese community, it is essential to regard overseas Vietnamese as development partners, not merely as targets of outreach. Each overseas Vietnamese individual should be enabled to proactively build connections, promote Vietnam, and participate in the implementation of people-to-people diplomacy initiatives in their countries of residence. To achieve this, it is necessary to reform financial mechanisms and promote public–private partnerships and socialization in order to ensure sustainable resources.

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