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Gala brings together Vietnamese students in UK

The annual gala was held at the Logan Hall by the Vietnamese Students’ Association at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (VNLSE) , drawing Vietnamese students across the UK.
The annual gala was held at the Logan Hall by the Vietnamese Students’Association at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences(VNLSE) , drawing Vietnamese students across the UK.

The 12thevent featured a host of performances, blending contemporary andtraditional culture and attaching to topical issues that drew theattention of the youth.

At the beginning of the show, allparticipants held a minute’s silence to commemorate victims of supertyphoon Haiyan, which swept through the Philippines and Vietnam in earlyNovember.

The event coincides with the celebration of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the UK.

Money raised from ticket sales will be donated to charityorganisations in Vietnam and help the victims of Vietnamese Agent Orangeand natural disasters, and disadvantaged children.

The VNLSEshow also paid special attention to raise donation for the fund Com cothit (Rice with meet), with the hope to help improve the quality ofmeals for the needy children in the remote areas in the homeland.

Logan Hall with capacity of 933 seats was full of Vietnamese andinternational students in the UK, manifesting its significant role tothe spiritual life to the Vietnamese student community in the UK.-VNA
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