Approximately 300 Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian students participated in a cultural exchange at the Ao Dai Museum in Ho Chi Minh City on November 1. 

A performance put on by the Vietnam-Cambodia friendship association opens the event, with the purpose to send a message of friendship and solidarity among youths from each of three three countries.

Most notably, the youth union of Binh Phuoc province excites audiences with a flash mob performance themed “Vietnam I love”.

A unique show put on by students from Laos receives plenty of applause from audience members.

Through songs and dances, Cambodian students are able to introduce traditional aspects of their culture to international friends.

Tran Quoc Duy, secretary of Binh Phuoc province’s youth union, gives an introduction about lotus patterns on his Ao Dai, the traditional Vietnamese long dress, to students from Laos.

Young people from the three nations join the outdoor cultural exchange.

The group poses together in photos while wearing their national outfits.

The aim of the event is to celebrate the 67th anniversary of Cambodia’s National Day, which first took place on November 9, 1953, along with the 45th anniversary of Laos’ National Day, which first occurred on December 2, 1975, along with the ongoing Ao Dai Festival 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Participants raise funds in support of flood victims in the central region of Vietnam.