Hanoi: The capital city conducted trial runs for a fireworks display on the night of January 21, featuring a high density of pyrotechnics to celebrate the success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam ahead of the official show on January 23. The event aims to ensure safety, precise timing and synchronisation of sound, light and fireworks effects for the official display, which will be 100 times larger.

According to Vietnam News Agency, the official fireworks display is scheduled to last approximately 30 minutes, beginning at 8.10pm on January 23, in the vicinity of My Dinh National Stadium. This performance is expected to be the largest fireworks display ever held in Hanoi.