Seven int’l teams join Da Nang fireworks contest

Seven international teams, including three coming for the first time, and the host will compete in the 2018 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) starting at the end of this month.

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Fireworks over the Han River in Da Nang in 2015 (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) - Seven internationalteams, including three coming for the first time, and the host will compete inthe 2018 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) starting at the end ofthis month.

In addition to France, the US, Italy andPortugal, the event will see debutants Surex Firma Rodzinna from Poland, VulcanDisplay Fireworks from Hong Kong, and GFF from Sweden.

The makeshift stages can accommodate morespectators than last year. Each of them will have a large LED screen for thespectators to see the fireworks displays.

Side events like a street parade and certain newactivities are expected to bring more excitement and colour to the DIFF thisyear.

The ninth annual event will have the theme “TheLegends of Bridges” and feature stories about well-known bridges.

Ticket will range from 50,000 VND (2.2 USD) pernight for children less than a metre tall to 2 million VND (about 88 USD) foreach of the opening and final nights, the organisers said.

The contest will take place on the banks of theHan River from April 29 to June 30. The main stages will be on Tran Hung Daostreet and in the yard of Olalani Riverside Towers.

Vietnam and Poland will perform on April 29,France and the US on May 26, Italy and Hong Kong on June 2, and Sweden andPortugal on June 9.

The finals and awards ceremony are slated forJune 30.-VNA

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