Former US First Lady Michelle Obama and actress Julia Roberts meet Vietnamese students in Can Giuoc district, Long An province on Dec 9, 2019 Michelle Obama and Julia Roberts visit to promote girls’ education in Vietnam — AFP: Former US first lady Michelle Obama and Hollywood A-lister Julia Roberts toured a high school in rural Vietnam on Monday, urging a classroom of teenage girls to stay focused on their education to transform their lives.
Accompanied by Roberts and Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former US president George W. Bush, Obama encouraged the girls to stay the course of schooling. With its booming youth population and fast-growing economy, Vietnam routinely outperforms its neighbours in education rankings, especially in math and sciences.