(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Summer Camp 2022, an annual event organised by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs for outstanding overseas Vietnamese (OV) youths around the world, opened in Nghe An province on Friday.
 The opening ceremony of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022. Photo: Lan Phuong
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Mai Phan Dung, Deputy Head of the Commission, said the event has been held since 2004.
Mr. Mai Phan Dung, Deputy Chairman of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delivers a speech at the opening of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022. Photo: Lan Phuong
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“Through the program, young OVs will learn more about the homeland’s historical issues, traditions, cultural identity, current renewal process, and the Party and State's policies towards overseas Vietnamese,” said Dung.
He said he hopes that the summer camp will educate and cultivate their love of the homeland and Vietnamese patriotic tradition.
 Thurozy Viktoria Ly Anh, an OV in Hungary. Photo: Lan Phuong
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Thurozy Viktoria Ly Anh, an OV in Hungary, said she was glad to meet and know Vietnamese friends from other countries, adding, “This is the first time I’ve visited Vietnam with non-family members. We already visited Uncle Ho's stilt house, Sen Village, and learned more about President Ho Chi Minh. I believe that after the camp, we’ll know more about the Vietnamese nation and history as well as speak Vietnamese better.”
Thurozy Viktoria Ly Anh was presented the award for "outstanding student, outstanding athlete of Hungary" by the Hungarian Minister of Human Resources.
 Participants cheer a musical performance at the opening ceremony. Photo: Lan Phuong
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During the summer camp which will run through August 3, the OV youths will participate in various activities held in nine provinces and cities nationwide.