The ABU Radio Song Festival 2018 was the fifth edition of the ABU Radio Song Festivals, organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). It was held in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana in July 2018 in the Kazmedia center.[1][2]
| ABU Radio Song Festival 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 11 July 2018 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Kazmedia center, Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Host broadcaster | Republican Television and Radio Corporation (RTRC) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 11 songs from 10 countries (to date) |
| Debuting countries |  Afghanistan Kazakhstan Turkey Turkmenistan |
| Returning countries |  Indonesia |
| Non-returning countries |  China Myanmar Romania Singapore South Korea Thailand |
Provisional list of participating countries
| Country | Artist | Song | Language | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Goodar Zazai[3] | "I Don't Want to Grow Up" | Persian | RTA |
 India | Akashlina Amin | "Jhumur" | Hindi | AIR |
| India | Siddhartha BelMannu | "Anireekshita" | Hindi | AIR |
| Indonesia | Andi Rikzha Fadillah Mallarangeng | "You are the shade" | English, Indonesian | RRI |
| Kazakhstan | Jordan Arakelyan[4] | "No way back" | English | RTRC |
 Macau | Ao Ieong Sio Wa | "Party Love" | English | TDM |
 Maldives | Abdulla Ziyau | "Kuriah Dhanee gadha hiyvarun" | Maldivian | PSM |
 Nepal | Biju Pandit | "Gorkhali Cheli" | Nepali | Radio Tulsipur |
| Turkey | Yahya Geylan | "Masum Bebek" | Turkish | TRT |
| Turkmenistan | Atajanov Ahmet | "Pyrakyndan" | Turkmen | TVTM |
 Vietnam | Nguyen Hoang Tung | "Osole Mio" | Vietnamese | VOV |