The final of this year’s Vietnam – China Friendship Singing Contest
for the northern mountainous, midland and coastal region took place in
the province of Quang Ninh on October 3.
In
this annual competition, now in its fourth year, contestants have to
perform one Chinese song and another in Vietnamese.
The first winner was Sam Thi Hieu from Thai Nguyen province while the
second prize went to Do Truc Quynh from the same locality. They were
followed by Nguyen Thi Huong Thao from Quang Ninh and Le Viet Nam
from Hoa Binh province, respectively.
They will join
winners from Hanoi and southern regions to compete in the national
final on October 6 in Quang Ninh’s Ha Long city.
The event aims to offer people from both countries an opportunity to
better their understanding of each other’s culture, thus consolidating
their friendship.
The competition was jointly
organised by the Quang Ninh Radio and Television Station and Vietnam’s
VTC Digital Television with China’s Radio International, Guangxi
People’s Radio and Guangxi Television.-VNA