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HCM City to set off fireworks to welcome New Year

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee will organise 15-minute firework displays to welcome the upcoming New Year 2020.
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HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee willorganise 15-minute firework displays to welcome the upcoming New Year 2020.

The firework performances will take place atvenues in District 2, Binh Thanh district and District 11.

The displays will start as the clockhits midnight on January 1, 2020, marking the beginning of the New Year.

Artistic lighting will also adorn the streets of Nguyen Van Troi, Nam Ky KhoiNghia, Le Duan – Le Duan roundabout, Nguyen Hue, Dong Khoi, Cach Mang Thang Tam– Dan Chu roundabout, from December 20 to March 20 to celebrate the Calendar and Lunar New Year festivals./.
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