Nhan Dan Online- Twelve top Vietnamese and Japanese singers will join together in a concert titled “For a Peace” which will take place tomorrow night at the National Convention Hall, Hanoi and on May 26 at Hoa Binh Theatre, Ho Chi Minh City.

The concert is jointly held by the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hanoi based Japan Embassy to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The concert will feature performance by Vietnamese star singers such as Thanh Lam, My Linh, My Tam, Ho Quynh Huong, Trong Tan, Tan Minh and famous artists from Japan like Masafumi Akikawa , Rimi Kaneku, Godai Natsuko, the band W-INDS and particularly female singer Sugi Ryotaro who is also the Japan-Vietnam Goodwill Ambassador and Vietnam-Japan Special Friendship Ambassador.

The concert will be broadcast live on VTV1 of the Vietnam Television and later simulcast on the channel NHK of Japan Television.

Addressing the press briefing in Hanoi this morning, Head of the UNESCO Culture of External Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Sanh Chau said this is the first concert in Vietnam to feature such a large number of Japanese artists and also the first time that so many Vietnamese singers will debut for the Japanese public.

The title of the concert, according to the organisers, shows the aspiration for peace for all nations in the world.

All proceeds from ticket will go to Fund for the Victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam.

On the occasion, the Japan-Vietnam Goodwill Ambassador  has released a CD featuring songs by Vietnamese and Japanese singers.

Also as part of the framework of activities to celebrate the establishment of the two countries diplomatic relations, a Vietnam Festival will also be held in Japan in September.

By Dieu Thuy