The Vietnamese student union in France (UEVF), along with Vietnamese student unions in other countries, has made active contributions to setting up and promoting Vietnamese youth image in abroad.

Vo Van Thuong, Member of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Communist Party, First Secretary of the HCM Communist Youth Union, made the remark during his working session with the Executive board of UEVF on May 5 in Paris .

The working session took place in the framework of a 4-day working visit of a delegation from the Youth Union Central Committee led by Vo Van Thuong.

Speaking at the working session, Thuong underlined the role played by UEVF in encouraging students and young people to attend activities aiming to strengthen study, science research among Vietnamese students and trainees in France .

He also praised the contributions made by Vietnamese students and trainees in promoting the image of Vietnamese youth abroad, saying that they are an integral part of the Vietnamese youth union.

On the occasion, Thuong awarded “Sao Thang Gieng” (January Star) prize, certificate of merit to individual and teams of Vietnamese youth in France, who actively participated in raising funds for flood victims in the central provinces of Vietnam, who contributed to the 1000 th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi and who had outstanding study and research performances in 2010./.