30,000 people sing national anthem at special concert for National Day celebration

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The My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on August 17 turns into a sea of red flags with yellow stars in a special concert themed “Tự hào là người Việt Nam” (Proud to Be Vietnamese).

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The concert is organised by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education in co-ordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee, and Vietnam Television to mark the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

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More than 500 celebrated artists dazzle millions of viewers at special concert

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The highlight of the concert is a performance of the national anthem put on by singer Tung Duong and a 200-member choir.

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When the national flag is solemnly hoisted during the performance, all 30,000 attendees at the stadium solemnly stand up and join their voices to sing the national anthem.

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Ta Ngoc Ai, 77, a veteran from Bac Giang, (C) says that standing amid thousands of young people and singing the national anthem together makes him feel the pride of being Vietnamese more deeply than ever.