Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth ship arrives in HCM City

Tuesday, 15:58, 08/11/2016

VOV.VN - On November 11, the ship carrying 328 youth from 10 ASEAN countries and Japan participating in the 43rd Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City for a four-day visit.

At the 42nd SSEAYP

At a press conference making the announcement, Tran Hoang Khanh Van from the HCM City Youth Union said the ship with will moor at the Cat Lai Port November 11-14 as part of their 40-day trip through five Southeast Asian countries and Japan.

The planned activities during their visit include homestay, courtesy calls on high ranking government officials, interaction with local youth and institutional visits to industrial, educational, cultural and social welfare facilities.

The Program is a unique cultural exchange sponsored by the Japanese government that unfolds on board the MS Nippon Maru, a Japanese luxury cruise liner. It started in 1974 with Vietnam having begun its participation in 1995.

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