Viet Nam holds grand ceremony to mark April 30 Victory

The event is jointly organized by the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, and Ho Chi Minh City.

It will be attended by incumbent and former Party, State, and VFF leaders, veteran revolutionaries, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, Heroes of Labour, along with thousands of guests representing all walks of life across the country.

Also attending the ceremony will be around 20 international delegations, including three high-ranking delegations and four at the ministerial level or higher, and representatives from over 15 political Parties across continents.

Representatives from more than 20 sister cities of Ho Chi Minh City and many foreign individuals who contributed to movements opposing the war in Vietnam, will also be present.

The event will be broadcast live on VTV1 of the Viet Nam Television, the Ho Chi Minh City Television and local radio and television stations. Ho Chi Minh City has installed 20 large LED screens on downtown streets to serve residents and tourists.

There are more than 700 reporters from 106 domestic press agencies and 169 correspondents from 58 foreign press agencies covering the program.

On this occasion, in order to recognise the outstanding achievements of the Party organisation, administration and people of Ho Chi Minh City, which have contributed to the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland, the Party and State have decided to confer the title of "Hero of Labor" on them.

From early morning, tens of thousands of compatriots and tourists have gathered on the streets around the stage area to wait for the grand ceremony and parade.