Name: Closer, Near or Far | An essay that continues a legacy of China-Vietnam friendship
Uploaded: 2026-11-09T11:49:03+08:00
Duration: 3 min 32 s
Description: It was during an essay-writing competition that Vietnamese student Pham Thi Phuong Ly encountered the story of Ho Si Ta, one of the first Vietnamese students to study in China. As she crafted her essay, she became a living witness to a friendship between

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It was during an essay-writing competition that Vietnamese student Pham Thi Phuong Ly encountered the story of Ho Si Ta, one of the first Vietnamese students to study in China. As she crafted her essay, she became a living witness to a friendship between China and Vietnam that began more than 50 years ago and continues to this day. Find out how listening to a story transformed Pham into a storyteller and forged a new link in an enduring friendship.

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