Young Vietnamese expatriates visit and present gifts to children of an orphanage in ancient Hoi An city (Photo: VNA)
Quang Nam (VNA) – Young Vietnamese expatriates participating in the Vietnam Summer Camp 2018 joined many🎉 events to explore the central province of Quang Nam on July 18.
Some 120 young overseas Vietnamese from 29 nations and territories visited and presented gifts to children of an orphanage in ancient Hoi An city. On the evening of the same day, the youths joined an exchange programme with members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Hoi An chapter.
Khuong Thi Thu Hien, an overseas Vietnamse born in Nam Dinh province and living in Slovakia since eight years old, said she has yet to explore many places in Vietnam. The summer camp offered her a chance to understand more about the beauty of the country and its people, especially Hoi An city, a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site. Hien added that she will return to Vietnam and spend more time touring the country.
Initiated in 2004, the annual Vietnam Summer Camp has attracted about 2,000 young people from various countries and territories. Each camp had a theme and events designed to bring different experiences and lessons on Vietnamese culture and history to the participants.
This year’s camp, which runs from July 10-25, features activities across 11 localities from north to south.
The programme 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, Kon Tum and Dak Lak.
The closing event will be held in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, on July💮 23.-VNA
The Vietnam Summer Camp 2018 kicked off at the Temple of Hung Kings in Phu Tho on July 12, drawing 120 young overseas Vietnamese from 30 nations and territories, and a crowd of local youths.
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 overseas taking part in the Vietnam Summer Camp 2018 offered incense and flowers at the Dong Loc T-junction monument in the central province of Ha Tinh on July 15.
Young Vietnamese expatriates on July 17 visited and joined charitable events in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, as part of the activities of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2018.
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Young Vietnamese expatriates visit and present gifts to children of an orphanage in ancient Hoi An city (Photo: VNA) 
