Summer camp for overseas Vietnamese to run in July
As many as 150 young Vietnamese expats from 28 nations worldwide will join an annual summer camp specially designed for them in their home country from July 10 to 25.
Young Vietnamese expats take part in the 2018 Vietnam Summer Camp (Photo: traihevietnam.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 150 young Vietnameseexpats from 28 nations worldwide will join an annual summer camp speciallydesigned for them in their home country from July 10 to 25.
At a press conference on the event held on June 18, the StateCommittee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs – the organiser – said activities inthe framework of the camp will take place in 10 localities across the northern,central and southern regions.
The participating expats, aged 16 to 24, will visit a seriesof cultural – historical sites in Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, QuangTri, Hoi An, Da Nang, Quang Ngai. Among these sites are the Ho Chi MinhMausoleum in Hanoi, Dong Loc T-junction monument in the central province of HaTinh, and Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery in the central province of QuangTri.
They will join charity activities to present gifts tofamilies of the ten female youth volunteers who died at the historical Dong LocT-junction while keeping the smooth operation of the transport route to thesouth, orphans in Quang Ngai, and disadvantaged children in Ninh Thuan.
The youths are also scheduled to participate in exchangeswith their Vietnamese peers in Thai Nguyen, Quang Ngai, and Ninh Thuan.
The camp aims to help the young expats understand more aboutVietnam and improve their Vietnamese skill.
Initiated in 2004, the Vietnam Summer Camp has attractedabout 2,000 young expatriates from various countries and territories. Each camp had a specific theme and eventsdesigned to bring different experiences and lessons on the Vietnamese cultureand history for the participants, who previously had little experience in theirhome country.–VNA
Young Vietnamese expatriates on July 14 visited the central province of Nghe An – the homeland of late President Ho Chi Minh who founded and led the Vietnamese revolution to victory – as part of activities of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2018.
Young Vietnamese overseas taking part in the Vietnam Summer Camp 2018 offered incense and flowers at the Dong Loc T-junction monument in the central province of Ha Tinh on July 15.
Young Vietnamese expatriates on July 17 visited and joined charitable events in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, as part of the activities of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2018.
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Young Vietnamese expats take part in the 2018 Vietnam Summer Camp (Photo: traihevietnam.vn) 
