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Singing contest hoped to boost youth’s role in Vietnam - Japan friendship

A contest on singing “Tomodachi - Tinh ban” (Tomodachi - Friendship), a Vietnam - Japan friendship song, will be organised from September to December 2023 with a view to helping promote young people’s awareness of the two countries’ connections.
Singing contest hoped to boost youth’s role in Vietnam - Japan friendship ảnh 1Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ho Chi Minh City Mizushima Kozo (L) speaks at the press meeting on September 12. (Photo: Vietnam Government Portal)
HCMCity (VNA) – A contest on singing “Tomodachi - Tinh ban” (Tomodachi- Friendship), a Vietnam - Japan friendship song, will be organised fromSeptember to December 2023 with a view to helping promote young people’s awarenessof the two countries’ connections.

The contestwill be held across Vietnam by the special committee for the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (September 21, 1973 - 2023) under the JapanChamber of Commerce and Industry in Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH) in coordinationwith some agencies and units of the two countries, JCCH Chairman Mizushima Kozotold a press meeting in HCM City on September 12.

The contestis open to Vietnamese people aged 6 - 22 who will sing “Tomodachi - Tinh ban”in Vietnamese and Japanese languages either online or in-person at designated placesin Hanoi, HCM City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Can Tho cities.

The best five performers will be invited to come to Japan to join an exchangeand sing in chorus with local youngsters.

Mizushimasaid that the organising board hopes through the contest, the Vietnam - Japan friendshipsong and the keyword “Tomodachi - Tinh ban” will become popular among people ofboth countries, especially the youth so as to help nurture the friendship atpresent and in the future.

Japanese Consul General in HCM City Ono Masuo noted after 50 years since the establishmentof their diplomatic ties, the two countries’ relations are flourishing in allaspects and at all levels, exactly reflecting their “extensive strategicpartnership for peace and prosperity in Asia”.

Highlighting younger generations’ role in promoting the bilateral relations, hesaid the singing contest is meant to help further intensify the Vietnam - Japanfriendship.

The song “Tomodachi - Tinh ban” is being popularsed at schools in bothcountries and will also be performed at official events marking the 50th anniversary./.
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