Young expats come to Quang Binh within Vietnam Summer Camp
The People’s Committee of central Quang Binh province held a gathering on July 25 with the young overseas Vietnamese (OVs) taking part in the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022.
Participants in the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022 pose for a group photo in front of a monument to President Ho Chi Minh in Quang Binh province. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Binh (VNA) – The People’sCommittee of central Quang Binh province held a gathering on July 25 with the youngoverseas Vietnamese (OVs) taking part in the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022.
After a two-year hiatus caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnam Summer Camp has returned with the participationof 107 young OVs from 25 countries and territories whohave excelled in academic performance, sports and arts, and contributed much tothe building of OV communities.
The16-day programme will take them to nine cities and provincesacross Vietnam where they will visit popular historical relics andnatural attractions.
Addressing the gathering in Dong Hoicity, Vice Chairman of the Quang Binh People’s Committee Ho An Phong briefed them on the local cultural, historical and natural richness, adding that with flexibleand appropriate mechanisms and policies, the province has been attracting domesticand foreign investment in various spheres.
He expressed his hope that the young OVs will act as ambassadors helping populariseimages of Vietnam, including Quang Binh, to international friends.
In Quang Binh, the young OV delegation visited the temple dedicated to President Ho ChiMinh, heroes and martyrs; paid tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap at his resting place;visited the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park; and presented gifts to peoplewith disadvantages at the province’s social work centre.
The Vietnam Summer Camp 2022 kicked off in Vinh city of central Nghe An province on July 22. It is an annualevent for outstanding OV youths around the world organised by the State Committeefor Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs./.
Deputy head of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) Mai Phan Dung has expressed his hope that each young Vietnamese living abroad will act as an “Ambassador” helping boost Vietnam’s cooperation with foreign individuals and organisations and popularise Vietnam’s good values in their host country.
The Vietnam Summer Camp 2022, an annual event organised by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for outstanding overseas Vietnamese (OV) youths around the world, kicked off in Vinh city, central Nghe An province, on July 22.
Vietnam Summer Camp 2022 lasts for 16 days in nine different localities and features a rich array of content. The 110 overseas Vietnamese youth from 26 countries and territories visited former President Ho Chi Minh’s hometown as part of this year’s activities.
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Participants in the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022 pose for a group photo in front of a monument to President Ho Chi Minh in Quang Binh province. (Photo: VNA) 
