Summer Camp: young expats visit late President Ho Chi Minh’s homeland
Young Vietnamese expatriates on July 14 visited the central province of Nghe An – the homeland of late President Ho Chi Minh who founded and led the Vietnamese revolution to victory – as part of activities of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2018.
Young Vietnamese expats visit Kim Lien relic site (Source: VNA)Nghe An (VNA) – Young Vietnamese expatriates on July 14 visited the central province of Nghe An – the homeland of late President Ho Chi Minh who founded and led the Vietnamese revolution to victory – as part of activities of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2018.
In Vinh city, 120 young overseas Vietnamese from 29 nations and territories paid tribute to the late President at his statue. They then visited Kim Lien relic site in Nam Dan district.
On this occasion, participating youths visited and granted 10 gifts to Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, war invalids and Agent Orange/dioxin victims in the locality.
Initiated in 2004, the Vietnam Summer Camp has attracted about 2,000 young people from various countries and territories.
This year’s camp which lasts until July 25 features a big programme of activities across 11 localities from the North to the South.
Together with the opening ceremony at the Temple of Hung Kings, the closing event will be held in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
The programme also includes visits to historical and cultural relic sites in Hanoi and the provinces of Ninh Binh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Kon Tum and Dak Lak.
Participants also engage in charitable activities in the central provinces of Nghe An and Quang Nam along with exchanges with domestic youths and overseas young entrepreneurs.-VNA
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