Ho Chi Minh City’s annual Green Stroke painting contest for children aged between four and 15 has opened and will accept entries for the qualification round until March 7.

It will feature three groups for kids from 4-7, 8-11 and 12-15 and is open to contestants from Hanoi, Thua Thien-Hue, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Can Tho and Binh Duong.

The works should be on topics like memorable sights in daily life, a green environment, peace and friendship between peoples, HCM City, and, especially, Hanoi on the occasion of its 1,000th anniversary next year.

The entries should be sent to the city’s General Sciences Library’s Network Department at 8B, Nguyen Trung Truc street, district 1.

There is also a separate contest for visually-impaired kids living in shelters.

The final for group contestants and visually-impaired contestants will be on March 21 and for individuals a week later./.