The two first-prize winning teams were from Bac Ninh and the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Selected from more than 4,000 teams participating in the six-month competition, 23 teams with 57 pupils from 16 provinces and cities nationwide took part in the two-day event. They joined an exchange with artisans of the Dong Ho folk painting as well as musical and presentation events that introduced the culture and history of ten ASEAN member states.

Nguyen Pham Duy Trang, Vice President of the Central Council of the HCM Vanguard Children’s Union, said the programme is among key activities marking Vietnam’s ASEAN chairmanship this year.

The playground aimed to encourage children to study ASEAN culture and promote their role in building the bloc toward solidarity, sharing, development and prosperity, Trang noted.

VNA

Scholarships granted to children of policy beneficiary families in Dong Thap

Children of policy beneficiary families in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap received 100 scholarships valued at VND1.5 million each and 100 gift sets, including notebooks, cake, and necessities, from generous donors on Saturday, December 26.