According to Lao Dong's records at 5 pm on January 18, in the Le Duc Tho street area (section in front of My Dinh Stadium, in the direction of Le Quang Dao to Ho Tung Mau), functional forces erected barricades, not allowing vehicles to pass through here.
People traveling in the direction of Le Quang Dao to Ho Tung Mau were instructed to switch to the opposite lane to continue moving.
Tonight, at My Dinh Stadium, a preliminary review of the Special Art Program to celebrate the success of the 14th National Party Congress and the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam will take place.
The fireworks battlefield here is also ready to fire in the preliminary program.
The fireworks display is scheduled to take place at 7:45 PM, lasting for 5 minutes" - a military officer on duty here said.
According to the plan, the special art program "New Vision - New Era" to celebrate the success of the 14th Party Congress and the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam will take place at 8:00 PM on January 23, at My Dinh National Stadium.
The program is organized to widely propagate and create an atmosphere of excitement in the entire Party, people and army about the meaning, stature and major orientations of the 14th National Party Congress - the important political event of the country, opening a new stage of development.
This is also an activity to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2026), affirming the leadership and ruling role of the Party, consolidating the trust of cadres, party members and people; encouraging and motivating the entire Party, people, and army to promote the spirit of solidarity, self-reliance, confidence, self-reliance, and self-strengthening; creating a vibrant emulation atmosphere, determined to bring the Resolution of the 14th Congress into life...
The highlight of the program is a fireworks display lasting about 15 minutes, which is one of the largest scale programs ever in fireworks displays in Hanoi.
According to the organizers, the total number of fireworks used for the performance is nearly 10,000 units, including about 4,600 high-altitude fireworks, 950 sprayers and 4,400 fireworks tubes. This scale is many times higher than the annual fireworks display events in Hanoi. In which, the number of high-altitude fireworks alone is nearly 7 times higher than previous occasions.
The organizing committee said that the fireworks battlefield for the first time is located directly on the roof and on both sides of stand B of My Dinh Stadium in an arc-shaped terrain. Meanwhile, the high-altitude fireworks display area is designed to strictly ensure technical, safety and aesthetic requirements.
