The performance will open with shinnaerim, a prayer originating in the RoK's Kyunggi-do province, which will ask for the success of the APEC Vietnam 2006 and bring luck to the audience.

The RoK musicians will use traditional Korean instruments, including the haegum (a two-stringed fiddle), the kayagum (a 12-stringed instrument) and the Korean traditional percussion samulnori, to perform a southern Vietnam folk song, Ly Ngua O, in addition to a classical piece, Spring, from Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

The audience will also have a chance to hear the song from the TV drama Dae Chang-kum, which was broadcast in Vietnam last year.

Meanwhile, Thanh Lam will sing the Vietnamese song Nang Len (The Sun Rises) and a popular Korean song.

The RoK embassy expects the concert will further promote cultural and fine arts exchange between the two countries.

The concert is being held by Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture and Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Trade in coordination with the RoK Embassy in Vietnam.