The New Year festival, called Chol Chnam Thmay in Cambodiaand Bunpimay in Laos, is held from April 14-16 every year.
Speaking at the event, the university’s Rector Luong Minh Cusaid that due to complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cambodian andLao students cannot return home to welcome the New Year with their families.
Therefore, the university organised the event to helpthem practice rituals and customs during their traditional New Year festivals such as thread tying and water splashing, and participate in folk games, he said.
The event was also a chance to connect Cambodian and Laostudents with Vietnamese teachers and friends.
A total of 114 Cambodian and Laosstudents are studying at the university./.