​From November 3 to November 15, 2024, the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association of the province coordinated with Dong Nai Children's House to organize “the 2024 Vietnam - Japan Painting Contest”, “the 2024 Haiku and Luc Bat Poetry Writing Contest”, with the theme "Vietnam and Japan promotes the sustainable, long - term friendly and cooperative relations” with the participation of about 250 candidates who are students in the province.

After the competition, the Jury found 24 excellent works that won the 2024 Painting Contest and the 10 best works of the Haiku and Luc Bat Poetry Writing Contest. The awards will be presented by the Organizing Committee at the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Cultural Exchange Program on November 30, 2024, specifically:

For “the 2024 Vietnam - Japan Painting Contest”, there are 02 1^st prizes, 04 2^nd prizes, 06 3^rd prizes,12 4^th prizes.

For “the 2024 Haiku and Luc Bat Poetry Writing Contest”, there are 01 1^st prizes, 02 2^nd prizes, 03 3^rd prizes, 04 4^th prizes.

*Haiku is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan, and can be traced back from the influence of traditional Chinese poetry. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 morae (called on in Japanese) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern; that include a kireji, or "cutting word"; and a kigo, or seasonal reference. However, haiku by classical Japanese poets, such as Matsuo Bashō, also deviate from the 17 - on pattern and sometimes do not contain a kireji. Similar poems that do not adhere to these rules are generally classified as senryū.

*Lục bát is a traditional Vietnamese verse form - historically first recorded in Chữ Nôm script. "Lục bát" is Sino - Vietnamese for "six - eight", referring to the alternating lines of six and eight syllables. It will always begin with a six - syllable line and end with an eight-syllable one. Lục bát is traditionally composed and enjoyed by people of all classes, from the lowly peasants to the noble princes. It can be regarded as a living style of Vietnamese people. The rich treasure of Vietnamese folk poems (ca dao), which consists of hundred thousands of verses that reflect on life, morality, human relationships, and natural beauty, is almost entirely composed in lục bát form.