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Article: Vietnamese eager to watch Beijing Olympic torch relay
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- April 29, 2008
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Vietnamese eager to watch Beijing Olympic torch relay
HO CHI MINH CITY, April 29 (Xinhua)-- Residents and students in
Vietnam's biggest city of Ho Chi Minh said they were longing for the
Olympic torch relay to be held for the first time in the country on
Tuesday.
"I am eager to watch the Olympic torch relay because our city is
one of 21 cities in the world hosting the event. It is our pride,"
said Nguyen Vuong Anh Phuong, third-year student at the
International University under the Ho Chi Minh City National
University.
The torch relay is also a good opportunity to promote the image
of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's economic and commercial hub, to the
outside world, the 20-year-old student at ...