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Southeast Asian youth ship to take place next month

The 38th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme will take place from October 25 to December 16, According to the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.
The 38 th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme (SSEAYP) willtake place from October 25 to December 16, According to the CentralCommittee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

The programme is scheduled to start in Japan and go through fiveSoutheast Asian countries including the Philippines , Brunei ,Indonesia , Malaysia and Vietnam .

Theevent is part of friendly activities to strengthen mutual understandingbetween young people from Japan and Southeast Asian countries and toprovide a chance for participates to get to know about various culturesin the region, expand their view and improve knowledge in many fields.
Vietnam will select 28 delegates to participate in this year’s programme./.
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