The 38 th sailing of the Southeast Asian Youth Ship Programme, on the
ship Fuji Maru, will arrive in Saigon port, Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 4,
according to the Standing Committee of the municipal Ho Chi Minh
Communist Youth Union.
In the four-day programme, 329
youth delegates from Southeast Asia and Japan will participate in
cultural exchange activities, visit Ho Chi Minh City leaders, join a
homestay programme and visit relic sites as well as the city’s economic
and social establishments.
The Southeast Asian Youth Ship
programme, which began in 1974, is a cooperative activity between the
Japanese government and ASEAN governments, designed to strengthen the
friendly relations of young people from ASEAN countries and Japan .
Vietnam has joined the programme since 1996.
The
current programme is scheduled to start in Japan on Dec. 2 and visit
five Southeast Asian countries – the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia,
Malaysia and Vietnam./.