Ho Chi Minh City’s annual countdown party to welcome the New Year will be held on Nguyen Hue Street in district 1 on December 30 and 31.

It will feature laser and water shows, LED and other attractive lighting, and circus acts by international artists like Dennis Ignatov, Jennifer “Foxie” Marie Drilling, and “Cheetah” Russell Platt.

There will also be DJs Mark Jolly, Drew Tudose, Alan Pham, and Jessica Nguyen, and singers Ho Ngoc Ha, Thu Minh, Ha Anh Tuan, Ha Okio, Minh Thu, and Ngo Thanh Van.

The party will begin at 6pm on both days, and the countdown, 15 minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve.

The city will see two firework displays on New Year’s Eve. The 15-minnute displays will be set off at the Thu Thiem tunnel in district 2 and Dam Sen Amusement Park in district 11.

Diverse cultural activities to celebrate Spring 2013

Hanoi City People’s Committee has approved a plan to organize cultural and sports activities to mark Spring 2013 and the 83rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

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Accordingly, fireworks will be set off at 29 places in the city on the lunar New Year's Eve.

The city will coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize a programme to exchange with overseas Vietnamese who return to Vietnam for Tet holidays.

Art performances will be held at historical sites around the city.

Folk games, activities introducing the specific cultures of localities and sport activities will be held at district centres and cultural establishments. Professional artist troupes will perform at public places in the suburbs and disadvantaged areas, especially in remote areas. Films will be screened at cinemas.

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