Abstract
The Government of Vietnam recognises overseas Vietnamese as an important factor for the country’s development. To this end, it has developed a comprehensive legal framework and practical programmes to cater to both emigrants and the diaspora. This chapter provides an overview and analysis of Vietnamese emigrant and diaspora policies. In particular, it discusses how these policies have developed over time to cater to the needs of emigration and diasporas and to maximise the potential impact on the Vietnam’s development, analyses the policy drivers and motivations as well as its impact.
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A list of legal documents is provided in the Annex
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A list of agreements is available in Vietnamese in http://dolab.gov.vn/New/View2.aspx?Key=933 [Assessed date: 11 November 2013]
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A list of licensed companies is provided on the DOLAB website: http://dolab.gov.vn/BU/Index.aspx?LIST_ID=1371&type=hdmbmtmn&MENU_ID=246&DOC_ID=1561 [Access date: 28 October 2015]
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See: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/education/56154/billions-of-dollars-outflows-to-fund-vietnamese-students--studies-overseas.html [Access date: 4 February 2016]
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See: http://www.thanhniennews.com/education-youth/vietnam-hub-offers-84k-salaries-to-reverse-brain-drain-37140.html [Access date: 28 October 2015]
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For a list of bilateral agreements, see MOFA:2011,
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See the draft Circular: http://moj.gov.vn/dtvbpl/Lists/Danh%20sch%20d%20tho/Attachments/230/D%E1%BB%B0%20TH%E1%BA%A2O%20T%E1%BB%9C%20TR%C3%8CNH%20L%E1%BA%A4Y%20%C3%9D%20KI%E1%BA%BEN.doc [Access date: 4 February 2016]
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See the Plan at: http://qlvb.moj.gov.vn/uploadiframe!openFileForPortal.do?attachId=646304 [Access date: 4 February 2016]
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See http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/may/23/vietnam-children-trafficking-nail-bar-cannabis [Access date: 28 October 2015]
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See http://lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn/Lists/BaiViet/B%C3%A0i%20vi%E1%BA%BFt/DispForm.aspx?List=dc7c7d75-6a32-4215-afeb-47d4bee70eee&ID=138 [Access date: 28 October 2015]
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Data from the UN Population Division, mid-2013 estimates. See: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/international-migrant-population-country-origin-and-destination [Access date: 28 October 2015]
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See the list of documents which are classified as secret and top secret, including reports on overseas Vietnamese with opposition viewpoints: http://congbao.chinhphu.vn/tai-ve-van-ban-so-17_2014_Q%C4%90-TTg-(6630)?cbid=6626 [Access date: 4 February 2016]
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See http://english.vov.vn/Overseas-Vietnamese/Helping-overseas-Vietnamese-learn-mother-tongue/103321.vov [Access date: 28 October 2015]
http://quehuongonline.vn/video/khai-mac-trai-he-thanh-nien-sinh-vien-kieu-bao-nam-2015-110.htm [Access date: 28 October 2015]
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See Report of the National Assembly: http://duthaoonline.quochoi.vn/DuThao/Lists/DT_DUTHAO_LUAT/View_Detail.aspx?ItemID=952&LanID=953&TabIndex=1 [Access date: 28 October 2015]
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The English versions of these agreements are available on this website: http://www.gdt.gov.vn/wps/portal/!ut/p/b1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOINTCw9fSzCgv2DQo3MDDxDvYK9vBzNjTxdjPTD9aPASpzdHT1MzH0MDCxM3A0MPE2c_P08nAMNDTyNoQoMcABHA30_j_zcVP2C7Ow0R0dFRQCFtJ8y/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ [Access date: 28 October 2015]
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Nguyen, T. (2017). Vietnam and Its Diaspora: An Evolving Relationship. In: Weinar, A. (eds) Emigration and Diaspora Policies in the Age of Mobility. Global Migration Issues, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56342-8_15
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