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ASEAN-Japan Music Festival to take place in Vietnam

The “ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019” will take place in Vietnam for the first time on July 28, featuring top music stars from Japan and ASEAN countries.
ASEAN-Japan Music Festival to take place in Vietnam ảnh 1The “ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019” will take place in Vietnam for the first time on July 28. (Photo: jfac.jp)

Hanoi (VNA) – The“ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019” will take place in Vietnam for the firsttime on July 28, featuring top music stars from Japanand ASEAN countries.

The event, themed “Prayer forPeace,” will be held by the Vietnam Television (VTV) and the Japan FoundationAsia Centre at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi.

Through music, the festivalis expected to send out a message about the value of peace and contributeto the development of Japan and ASEAN countries, VTV Director General Tran BinhMinh told a press conference to announce the event on July 27.

It is held as a part of the "ASEAN-Japan Day" CommemorativeEvent that Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo announced to host, at theJapan-ASEAN Summit of last year. This programme is produced by Vietnam-Japan andJapan-Vietnam Special Ambassador Ryotaro Sugi, who is also Special Ambassadorfor Japan and ASEAN.

The music festival will be aired by VTV at 20:10 on August 11.–VNA
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