Connecting Overseas Vietnamese to Motherland

<div align="justify">More than 80 young overseas Vietnamese (Viet kieu) will join the annual Viet Nam summer camp, starting from July 18 to Aug 2.</div> <div align="justify">The event will bring together young <i>Viet kieu</i> from 25 different countries around the world to take part in volunteer activities and special events such as a meeting with Vietnamese heroic mothers.</div> <div align="justify">Taking place at eight cities and provinces across Viet Nam, the camp will also feature a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the deaths of 10 young female volunteers at Dong Loc Junction in central Ha Tinh Province and a visit to Truong Son Martyrs&rsquo Cemetery in Quang Tri Province.</div> <div align="justify">"The camp is expected to help young overseas Vietnamese to understand the sacrifices of the older generations," said acting chairman of the National Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, Nguyen Thanh Son, at a press conference yesterday.</div> <div align="justify">Following the summer camp, the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese will organise the Moscow Festival for young overseas Vietnamese people living in Europe as well as a programme for <i>Viet kieu</i> coming back to Viet Nam for Indepence Day. Also in the pipeline are plans for a live TV broad that will link <i>Viet kieu</i> from all over the world during Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations.</div> <div align="justify">Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung last month issued a directive to speed up implementation of the Politburo&rsquos Resolution No 36. Passed in 2004, the resolution recognised overseas Vietnamese as an integral part of Vietnamese community. There are about 3 million overseas Vietnamese living abroad. </div> <div align="justify"><b>H.Ly</b></div>