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Ha Long to host ASEAN+3 singing contest

Twenty-two professional pop singers from ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will compete at the ASEAN+3 singing contest slated for July 26-29 in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Ha Long to host ASEAN+3 singing contest ảnh 1At the press conference (Source: vov.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) –Twenty-two professional pop singers from ten member countries of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will compete at the ASEAN+3singing contest slated for July 26-29 in Ha Long city, the northern province ofQuang Ninh.

The final round is scheduled to take place on July 28 night, which will see theparticipation of guest singers from China, the Republic of Korea (RoK) andJapan, heard a press conference on July 22.

The programme will be broadcast liveon radio and television channels of Radio the Voice of Vietnam – the organizerof the biennial contest. 

Vietnam will send three singers to the contest. Musician Trong Dai and singerThanh Lam will be included in the jury.

On the sidelines of the event,contestants and invitees will have a chance to enjoy the beauty of UNESCO WorldNatural Heritage site Ha Long Bay and visit Quang Ninh’s modern museum whereVietnam’s history, culture and nature are on display. 

The first event of this kind was held in the north central province of ThanhHoa in 2017, with 19 contestants and invited guests taking part. 

Darlin Joy Baje from the Philippines won firstprize, while Ni Ni Khin Zaw from Myanmar and Thu Lan from Vietnam took secondplace. 

Two third prizes went to Pham Tien Manh fromVietnam and Alvir Anthony Subrado from the Philippines. –VNA 


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