The Da Nang Union of Friendship Organisations plans to launch a drawing and writing contest about Japan themed ‘Da Nang pupils join hands to promote the Viet Nam - Japan friendship’.

As part of a series of activities to celebrate the 50^th founding anniversary of the Viet Nam - Japan diplomatic ties (September 21), the contest aims to contribute to enhancing understanding, friendship and cooperation between Da Nang and Japanese people, thereby facilitating local pupils, especially senior high school pupils, to learn about the 50-year history of establishing diplomatic relations between two countries.

The contest is open to all school pupils citywide. Entries must show affection for the country, people and culture of Japan, as well as feature cultural exchange activities between Vietnamese and Japanese pupils, and diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Japan.

All entrants are responsible for copyright, and clearly state the name of the work, the authors, schools, grades, schools’ and home addresses, and phone number.

In particular, paintings are required to be drawn on A3-sized white papers with optional colours such as crayons, gouache, oil paints and watercolors.

The articles must not exceed 2,500 words, using A4-sized paper with Times New Roman font at 14, and 2cm top, 2cm bottom, 3cm left and 2cm right margins. Author's names are bolded and capitalised.

Entries should be sent directly or by post to the headquarters of the Da Nang Union of Friendship Organisations at 522 Ong Ich Khiem Street, Hai Chau District from March 30 - May 30.

The awards ceremony is slated to take place at the APEC Sculpture Garden in July 2023.

Reporting by X.DUNG - Translating by M.DUNG