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Hai Duong - not only a place to remember, to love, but also a place for people far from home to look back to. That is also the most important reason for the children of Hai Duong in Ho Chi Minh City to find each other with the emotional bond of "fellow countrymen". Many of the children of far away here are successful, have brought kind hearts, love, warm sharing, contributing to building the homeland of Hai Duong.
For a long time, Hai Duong people have come to do business and live in Saigon, contributing to the whole country's expansion of territory, fighting foreign invaders, and unifying the country. After Saigon was liberated, the number of Hai Duong people coming here to live increased. To meet the expectations of Hai Duong people here, on February 20, 2000, the Hai Duong Association in Ho Chi Minh City was established. The association has become a warm home, connecting the homeland sentiment of Hai Duong people living, studying, and working in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces as well as exchanging experiences, helping each other, contributing to maintaining and promoting the tradition of studiousness, overcoming difficulties, striving to improve oneself and society.
In addition to the common house, people far from home in 12 districts, towns and cities also established a fellow countrymen association to connect and help each other. Then from meetings, visits when members' families have funerals, happy events, participating in charitable activities, the Association's Liaison Committee has connected many people far from home, strengthening the relationship of many generations of Hai Duong people in Saigon. To share and help each other more effectively and practically, the association has also established member organizations such as the Association of Physicians, the Youth Association, and the Business Association, attracting a large number of members to participate in activities. Hai Duong people far from home are always confident because they have fellow countrymen beside them to support and share both materially and spiritually.
The solidarity, mutual love and affection of Hai Duong people living far from home were most clearly demonstrated during the recent Covid-19 pandemic. Lieutenant General Nguyen Duc Xe, Head of the Liaison Committee of the Hai Duong Association in Ho Chi Minh City, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has further affirmed the role of the Liaison Committee as well as the sincere feelings of Hai Duong people in Saigon for each other, for their homeland Hai Duong and vice versa. These are very precious feelings, not easy to obtain.”
As soon as the first cases of Covid-19 infection appeared in Hai Duong, the Hai Duong Medical Association in Ho Chi Minh City expressed its desire to support medicine, medical masks, and equipment for the hometown. When the epidemic broke out widely, under the direction of the Association's Liaison Committee, in addition to general contributions, the Associations in districts, towns, cities, and member organizations actively mobilized members and children of local people to support. Everyone enthusiastically contributed money, sending love to their hometown with all their hearts. People far from home donated and supported billions of dong to send back to their hometown. Due to the impact of the epidemic, agricultural products in the hometown could not be consumed, the Liaison Committee directed member associations to find ways to partially solve the problem for farmers. Just like that, trucks with hundreds of tons of vegetables and tubers were transported to the distant South.
Then, when Ho Chi Minh City was hit by the Covid-19 epidemic, the love and sharing of the homeland and of those far from home once again flared up. Through the Liaison Committee, Hai Duong province sent 1 billion VND to support people far from home. Districts, towns and cities also sent funds to support the association during the pandemic. Although the epidemic was complicated and unpredictable, the Liaison Committee actively sought many ways to help the support money reach the people in a timely manner, to the right people, helping them overcome difficult times. In addition, the association and its member organizations also donated money, medicine bags for home treatment, masks, anti-epidemic clothing, food and provisions to the people. Notably, when the Hai Duong volunteer team of doctors, nurses and students came to support Ho Chi Minh City in fighting the epidemic, the Liaison Committee also sent people to visit, encourage and contact accommodation for the group... Those warm feelings helped Hai Duong people overcome difficulties and stay confident during the pandemic.
Cherishing the two words "fellow countrymen", the Hai Duong Association in Ho Chi Minh City also regularly organizes activities to connect, support and help each other in a very practical and warm way. Every year, the Association of Physicians coordinates to organize health consultations, medical examinations, free medicine distribution, connecting and supporting people when they go to hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City for medical examination and treatment. The Youth Association organizes gift giving, cultural and sports exchanges; shares information about the homeland on social networking sites, contributing to promoting the image of Hai Duong to everyone. The Business Association actively connects trade exchanges, seeks business opportunities between enterprises, entrepreneurs, etc.
With a sincere heart towards the homeland, not only during the Covid-19 pandemic, in recent times, the Liaison Committee of Hai Duong Fellow Countrymen Association in Ho Chi Minh City has actively implemented many practical and meaningful activities. This is demonstrated by contributions to building schools, supporting the poor, building roads, etc.
The highlight is that many Hai Duong people have succeeded in Ho Chi Minh City through their hard work. Many of them are business owners, creating jobs for thousands of workers with good incomes. These businesses not only contribute to the socio-economic development of their second homeland but also always look back to their "hometown" with sincere feelings.
After more than 35 years of construction and development, Minh Hung Plastic Joint Stock Company in Tan Do Industrial Park, Duc Hoa District (Long An Province) is a pioneer in the field of manufacturing plastic products. Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet is from Binh Han Ward (Hai Duong City), and was a worker at Hai Duong Porcelain Factory. After that, she moved to Saigon to live and work as an accountant for a company specializing in manufacturing plastic products. With diligence and dynamism, she separated and achieved success. Each month, the company produces about 1,000 tons of products such as uPVC, HDPE, PPR pipes from 16mm to 1200mm, various pipe fittings, high-quality pipe glue, etc. In addition to domestic consumption, the company also exports to Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The company has received many awards from various levels, ministries and branches. Most recently, the company was voted by consumers as the “High-quality Vietnamese Goods 2023” by the Association of High-quality Vietnamese Goods Enterprises. Ms. Dinh Ngoc Anh, Deputy Director of Minh Hung Plastic Joint Stock Company, the youngest daughter of Ms. Tuyet, said that she always appreciates the achievements that her parents have built and strives to bring the company to new heights. Not only operating in the plastics sector, Minh Hung Plastic Joint Stock Company has also established a number of subsidiaries, manufacturing and trading in the fields of real estate, packaging, etc. and assigned to family members to manage.
Also starting from scratch, after nearly 35 years of building and developing, up to now, Mr. Pham Manh Ha from Cam Che commune (Thanh Ha), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tien Len Steel Group Joint Stock Company in Tan Hiep ward, Bien Hoa city (Dong Nai) has 9 businesses stretching from the South to the North, specializing in manufacturing and trading steel-related products. To meet the increasing demand of the market, the company has invested in many advanced production lines, including the largest steel production line that Vietnam can produce (size 200 mm to 350 mm) with a capacity of 300,000 - 500,000 tons of finished products/year. In addition to the domestic market, the company also exports to foreign countries and has become a strategic business partner of many units.
Since its establishment, there was a time when the company had several hundred employees from Hai Duong working in its subsidiaries. Currently, there are still many people who have been with the company for a long time and hold important positions. Mr. Nguyen Manh Ha, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, said: "Having started from difficulties, I always care to help and create favorable conditions for my fellow countrymen. I also actively support my hometown with the desire to contribute a small part to further develop my hometown."
In Ho Chi Minh City, the Vuon Cau culinary restaurant cluster and the Luxury Palace wedding center are also known by many people far from home, like a gathering place for Hai Duong people here. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Du, the owner of this restaurant cluster, is a son of Thanh Xuan commune (Thanh Ha) who has developed the economy from this model and brought stable income to many people from the same hometown. This is a famous place for organizing conferences, weddings, dining, and entertainment events in Ho Chi Minh City with a capacity of up to 8,000 guests, a total usable area of over 30,000 m2, including 17 spacious and luxurious banquet halls... The unforgettable feature of the restaurant cluster is created by the soul in each dish, distilled from the passion for discovering the culinary delights of the three regions. Vuon Cau - Luxury Palace always conquers even the most demanding customers with its own unique dishes from rustic to luxurious and sophisticated dishes, in a cool garden space, along with a luxurious VIP room. The business motto "Always put yourself in the customer's shoes, listen and understand is the foundation to create perfect and complete service quality" has helped Mr. Du succeed as he is today.
The Vuon Cau culinary restaurant cluster and Luxury Palace wedding center have long become familiar destinations for many people in Ho Chi Minh City.
With the contributions of its members and the diversity and richness of its activities, the Hai Duong Association in Ho Chi Minh City is truly a solid support and bridge not only for Hai Duong people living in the city named after Uncle Ho but also for people in their hometown. Lieutenant General Nguyen Duc Xe added: “Although living far from home, the Hai Duong people here always follow and are happy with the socio-economic development achievements of the province in recent times; believing that their hometown will continue to develop even more strongly in the coming time, worthy of the expectations of the people in the province and expatriates.”
With meaningful and practical activities towards the homeland, the Liaison Committee of Hai Duong Fellow Countrymen Association in Ho Chi Minh City has always been recognized by the people and local leaders. Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuan, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong province, said that the Hai Duong Fellow Countrymen Association in Ho Chi Minh City operates very actively and effectively, connecting children far from home, especially with many activities towards the homeland. Unlike many other places, the Hai Duong Fellow Countrymen Association here gathers many components such as intellectuals, businessmen, armed forces, doctors, etc. Everyone is united, encourages, and helps each other to do business and develop the family economy.
“Compatriots” are understood as people who have the same hometown, the place where they were born and raised. But for Hai Duong people in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces, the meaning of the two words “compatriots” is even more precious.
Content: PV
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