Hanoi, Jan. 13 -- A special concert will be held on January 17 to celebrate the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, one of the country's most important political events.

The information was announced by Nguyen Van Than, Chairman of the Vietnam Classical Music Association (VCMA), at a press briefing in Hanoi on January 13.

The programme, jointly organised by the VCMA and the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, will feature nearly 150 artists, performers and musicians, representing the finest of Vietnam's and the international classical music scene.

Than said the concert is a cultural and artistic event imbued with strong political significance and profound humanistic values. He noted that the Natio...