2021 CHINA-SOUTH KOREA INVESTMENT AND TRADE FAIR AND CHINA (SHENYANG) SOUTH KOREA WEEK TAKES OFF

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The five-day 2021 China-South Korea Investment and Trade Fair and China (Shenyang) South Korea Week was launched in Shenyang, China on Sept 23, according to the Information Office of Shenyang People's Government.

Artistes from both China and South Korea jointly performed folk music, traditional Korean dance and modern stage plays at the ‘2021 China-South Korea Friendship Gala Evening’, one of the major cultural exchange activities of the ‘South Korea Week’.

‘Cookin' NANTA’, a South Korean stage play, which was performed on Broadway in New York in October 2003, was also performed on the very evening, according to a statement.

“It is remarkable to enjoy the authentic programmes in Shenyang,” said a South Korean audience member working in Shenyang.

In addition, three Chinese performers who had won excellent scores in the Chuncheon International Vocal Competition sang ‘Hand in Hand’. The audience beat time to the song, pushing the performance to a climax.

Economic and trade activities including China-South Korea Investment and Trade Fair exhibition, China-South Korea aviation industry exchange and cooperation docking meeting, as well as cultural and sports exchange activities were also held during the South Korea Week.

-- BERNAMA