Around 100 pupils from 13 primary and secondary schools in Hanoi joineda painting contest on August 13 to depict the people, landscapes andfriendship between Vietnam and Australia.
Theevent was a response to the successful art contest organised for pupilsfrom the two countries launched in May by the Hanoi Union of Friendship,the Vietnam-Australia Friendship Association in Hanoi and theAustralian Embassy.
That contest was praised by the embassy’sFirst Secretary, Angela Pickett, who said that it would help pupils ofboth countries learn from each other and consolidate their friendship.-VNA