The Japanese ship Fuji Maru anchored at Saigon Port in Ho Chi MinhCity on Dec. 4, bringing ashore 329 young people from Southeast Asiannations and Japan.
This is the 11 thconsecutive time a vessel under the Ship for Southeast Asian YouthProgramme (SSEAYP), sponsored by the Japanese Government, has arrived inVietnam .
At the welcoming ceremony at SaigonPort, Phan Van Mai, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth UnionCentral Committee, expressed his hope that the programme will furtherstrengthen the friendship and mutual understanding between Vietnameseyouths and their peers from the ASEAN family and Japan.
The delegates paid a courtesy visit to the Ho Chi Minh Cityleaders and had an exchange with young local people on the same day.
During their four-day visit, the delegates will have opportunities toexplore the beauty of the country and people of Vietnam throughexciting trips and social activities./.