The games was opened by Pham Gia Khiem, the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam at the My Dinh National Stadium.

[1] The emblem of the 2nd ASEAN Para Games is a stylised image of a wheelchair athlete with two hands raised up upwards in the shape of a "V" which symbolises Vietnam and victory.

At the top of the emblem, 11 small circles linked together around the image of "Khue Van Cac" (room for reciting poems).

The goat is widely described in many art and literary works of Vietnam as a very intimate, friendly and useful animal to the people in daily life.

The mascot's design of wearing the sports costume, holds its left hand on its waist, and raises the right hand upwards with two fingers stretching out in a "V" shape represents the strong belief in fair-play among athletes to reach the highest achievements at the games.