Delegates joining the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme had an interesting experience on a home-stay duration in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 329 young people, who came from 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan , arrived in the city on December 5 after visiting Malaysia , Thailand , Indonesia and Singapore .
During their four-day stay in HCM City , the delegates participated in cultural and sports exchanges with local youth and studied local culture, manners and customs.
Sharing his feelings, Kong Davon from Cambodia , said: “The Vietnamese people are very friendly and hospitable. When I came to stay with them, all members of the family took care of me. Despite the language difference, I felt the care through their gestures. I am particularly interested in Hue beef noodle soup.”
Meanwhile, Buama, a delegate from the Philippines, talked of the deep impressions gained during walks along the streets in the city where there are many beauty spots, wide roads and rows of old trees.
The ship, which left Japan ’s Yokohama Port on November 4, is scheduled to return to the Japanese capital, Tokyo on December 8.
The programme is an initiative of the Japanese Government and receives cooperative assistance from the governments of ASEAN nations. It aims to strengthen friendship and mutual understanding between young people from Japan and Southeast Asian countries, and to provide a chance for them to expand their view of the world, develop their creativity and get to know about each other’s culture./.
The 329 young people, who came from 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan , arrived in the city on December 5 after visiting Malaysia , Thailand , Indonesia and Singapore .
During their four-day stay in HCM City , the delegates participated in cultural and sports exchanges with local youth and studied local culture, manners and customs.
Sharing his feelings, Kong Davon from Cambodia , said: “The Vietnamese people are very friendly and hospitable. When I came to stay with them, all members of the family took care of me. Despite the language difference, I felt the care through their gestures. I am particularly interested in Hue beef noodle soup.”
Meanwhile, Buama, a delegate from the Philippines, talked of the deep impressions gained during walks along the streets in the city where there are many beauty spots, wide roads and rows of old trees.
The ship, which left Japan ’s Yokohama Port on November 4, is scheduled to return to the Japanese capital, Tokyo on December 8.
The programme is an initiative of the Japanese Government and receives cooperative assistance from the governments of ASEAN nations. It aims to strengthen friendship and mutual understanding between young people from Japan and Southeast Asian countries, and to provide a chance for them to expand their view of the world, develop their creativity and get to know about each other’s culture./.
