The US Department of State on July 31 held a cultural exchange for 120 international students who are taking part in a training course to learn about American culture.

Seven outstanding Vietnamese students, who come from Hanoi University, HCM City Foreign Trade University, Hanoi Foreign Trade University and the University of Law, attended the training course.

The event was organised to help international students learn more about the culture, society, and economy of 15 different countries worldwide including Algeria, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Kenya, Lybia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam.

Le Hong Tam, third-year student from Hanoi Foreign Trade University said in a speech that she and her friends had learned a lot about different world. Through this event, she hoped to introduce her international friends to Vietnam’s land.

Dr Barbara Brown, who is in charge of a group of students from Southeast Asia, spoke highly of Vietnamese students, whom she says are very confident, and intelligent and have high leadership potential.

Vietnamese students on the course treated fellow students to music, art and fashion shows.