Cultural exchanges help tighten youth international friendship
A cultural exchange took place on January 23 at Cu Chi Tunnels historical site in Ho Chi Minh City between young officers of the city’s armed forces and students of Laos and Cambodia who are studying in the southern metropolis.
Addressing the exchange, Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Nam, Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City High Command noted that the Party and State of Vietnam always pay special attention to training and fostering young human resources for Laos and Cambodia - the two neighbouring countries with long-time close ties with Vietnam, adding that the number of students from Laos and Cambodia studying in Vietnam is on the rise.
Many graduates have been holding important positions in the political system at all levels and economic establishments of Laos and Cambodia, said Nam, who is also President of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association in HCM City.
Lao and Cambodian students who have studied in Vietnam have been and will be an important factor in tightening the solidarity and close friendship among the three countries, he said.
Participants to the event were treated to special art performances by the city’s armed forces artists as well as Lao and Cambodian students.
The same day, the People’s Committee of the northern province of Thai Binh held a New Year get-together for students from Laos, Cambodia, Mozambique and the Republic of Korea (RoK) who are studying in higher educational establishments in the locality.
In the 2023-2024 academic year, 444 students from Laos, Cambodia, Mozambique and the RoK are studying at the Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Every year, local authorities organise gatherings for international students on the occasion of Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. The Vietnam – Laos and Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Associations of Thai Binh province also hold exchange activities with international students on their traditional new year and hand over gifts for those who do not return home during Tet.
