PANO - The opening ceremony of the 9th Singing Festival for Students in Ho Chi Minh City was held on December 26th at the city’s Youth Cultural House.

This year’s event saw the competition of nearly 100 performances by 600 students from 16 universities and colleges across the city.

A performance at the event

Under the theme “Colourful ASEAN”, the festival featured songs and dances in praise of Vietnam’s cultural values, traditions and development, solidarity among ASEAN member states, and youth campaigns.

The organizing panel will select 15 outstanding performances to be awarded in the gala evening, which falls on December 31st.

Translated by Van Hieu